Maya Angelou on Wisdom Quotes

"Truth is the only thing that will make you free."

"The truth is that we are more alike than we are unalike."

"Determine to live life with flair and laughter."

"When you learn, teach, when you get, give."

"Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean."

"I've learned that people will forget what you said... but people will never forget how you made them feel."

"I am convinced that most people do not grow up."

"A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim."

"We are only as blind as we want to be."

"We need much less than we think we need."

"When people show you who they are, believe them the first time."

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."

"Everything in the universe has a rhythm. Everything dances."

"The truth is, you cannot love a person unless you can respect him."

"Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible."

"Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently."

"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."

"You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there."

"I am a human being, nothing human can be alien to me."

"Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning."

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

"Truth is not always a matter of facts, but of heart."

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style."

"I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver."

"Life loves the liver of it."

"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated."

"Seek for the truth and you will find it, but it may not be the truth you were looking for."

"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back."

"The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise."

"I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh."

"History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again."

"If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be."

"The best part of life is not just surviving, but thriving with passion and compassion."