40 Maya Angelou Quotes About Women, Love, Family and More
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Maya Angelou was one of America’s most honoured and renowned poets and authors, With numerous awards and over 50 honorary degrees. She had received the National Medal of Arts in the year 2000. In 2010, President Barack Obama gave her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of the highest honours awarded by the United States to anyone. She is well-known for her seven autobiographies, detailing her upbringing and adult life.
Her professional and social work has significantly influenced Black Americans and American society. We’ve compiled a list of Maya Angelou quotes on women, love, family, and more that we hope will inspire you in some manner.
Maya Angelou Quotes About Women
Maya Angelou’s life and writing have offered a rich source of inspiration and wisdom to all women. Here are some of Maya Angelou quotes about women.
“I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.”
MAYA ANGELOU
“I would like to be known as an intelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woman, a woman who teaches by being.”
MAYA ANGELOU
“A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim.”
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SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.”
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SOURCE: FACEBOOK
“A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek him just to find her.”
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“The sadness of the women’s movement is that they don’t allow the necessity of love. See, I don’t personally trust any revolution where love is not allowed.”
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“The wise woman thinks twice and speaks once or, better yet, does not speak at all.”
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SOURCE: RAINBOW IN THE CLOUD: THE WISDOM AND SPIRIT OF MAYA ANGELOU
“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.”
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“The woman who truly intends to live a good life is already living phenomenally since intent is part of the achievement.”
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“Courage allows the successful woman to fail – and to learn powerful lessons from the failure – so that in the end, she didn’t fail at all.”
MAYA ANGELOU
Maya Angelou Quotes About Love
Maya Angelou has mastered the art of using words to paint a picture. She has penned a number of fascinating love quotations.
“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”
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SOURCE: LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”
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SOURCE: HUFFPOST
“I know for sure that love saves me and that it is here to save us all.”
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SOURCE: GLAMOUR
“Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.”
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SOURCE: THE COLLECTED AUTOBIOGRAPHIES OF MAYA ANGELOU
“If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.”
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SOURCE: FACEBOOK
“If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.”
MAYA ANGELOU
SOURCE: FACEBOOK
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
MAYA ANGELOU
SOURCE: FACEBOOK
“The honorary duty of a human being is to love.“
MAYA ANGELOU
SOURCE: FACEBOOK
“The music was my friend, my lover, my family.”
MAYA ANGELOU
SOURCE: THE COLLECTED AUTOBIOGRAPHIES OF MAYA ANGELOU
“My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done, to try and love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.”
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SOURCE: TWITTER
Self Love Maya Angelou Quotes
Anxiety and depression are less likely in people who love themselves. All of these problems can be resolved via self-love. Here are some Maya Angelou quotes about self-love.
“I got my own back.”
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“I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.”
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SOURCE: TWITTER
“I created myself. I have taught myself so much.”
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“I work very hard, and I play very hard. I’m grateful for life. And I live it – I believe life loves the liver of it. I live it.”
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SOURCE: NPR.ORG
“There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.”
MAYA ANGELOU
SOURCE: CONVERSATIONS WITH MAYA ANGELOU
SOURCE: TWITTER
“Love life. Engage in it. Give it all you’ve got. Love it with a passion because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it.”
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“Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it.”
MAYA ANGELOU
SOURCE: TWITTER
“You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.”
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SOURCE: TWITTER
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”
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“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
MAYA ANGELOU
SOURCE: FACEBOOK
Maya Angelou Quotes About Family
The family is regarded as one of society’s most significant components as it influences who a person becomes. Here are some of the best Maya Angelou quotes about family.
SOURCE: TWITTER
“The love of the family, the love of one person can heal. It heals the scars left by a larger society. A massive, powerful society.”
MAYA ANGELOU
SOURCE: INTERVIEW WITH OPRAH WINFREY
“My pride had been starched by a family who assumed unlimited authority in its own affairs.”
MAYA ANGELOU
SOURCE: SINGIN’ AND SWINGIN’ AND GETTIN’ MERRY LIKE CHRISTMAS
“I believe everything is energy. I believe that the meal you serve yourself, you prepare, is energy. And if you serve it to your family, it’s your gift of energy to them.”
MAYA ANGELOU
SOURCE: THERUMPUS
“If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don’t be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning ‘Good morning’ at total strangers.”
MAYA ANGELOU
SOURCE: THE COLLECTED AUTOBIOGRAPHIES OF MAYA ANGELOU
Maya Angelou died in 2014, yet her legacy is alive. She will be memorized for her poetry and storytelling and her work as an educator, civil rights activist, actor, and filmmaker. Hopefully, these Maya Angelou quotes have motivated you to cherish your life and overcome any problems that may come.
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