One must know not just how to accept a gift, but with what grace to share it. Maya Angelou More Quotes by Maya Angelou More Quotes From Maya Angelou We need Joy as we need air. We need Love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share. Maya Angelou laughterairhappiness You don't need another person, place or thing to make you whole. God already did that. Your job is to know it. Maya Angelou personsjobsneeds If you're going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can't be erased. Maya Angelou marklegacyworld Forgiveness. It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. You are relieved of carrying that burden of resentment. You really are lighter. You feel lighter. You just drop that. Maya Angelou burdenresentmentgiving Continue. Be loving and be strong. Be fierce and be kind. And don't give in and don't give up.' Maya Angelou being-strongdont-give-upgiving-up This is a wonderful day, I have never seen this one before. Maya Angelou gratefulwonderfulattitude You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. Maya Angelou moving-onstrong-womenspiritual We cannot change the past, but we can change our attitude toward it. Uproot guilt and plant forgiveness. Tear out arrogance and seed humility. Exchange love for hate - thereby, making the present comfortable and the future promising. Maya Angelou forgivenessattitudepeace Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else. Maya Angelou encouragingbraverycourage Nothing can dim the light which shines from within. Maya Angelou moving-onstrengthinspirational Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space. Invite one to stay. Maya Angelou hopes-and-fearsmind-your-own-businessspace Happiness is a chance to talk to a friend, to hear good music, to have a good glass of wine. Happiness is a chance to be myself and to find people with whom I agree or who I don't agree but I can learn something. Maya Angelou glasseswinepeople Precious jewel, you glow, you shine, reflecting all the good things in the world. Just look at yourself. Maya Angelou precious-jewelsshininglooks I would like to be known as an intelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woman, a woman who teaches by being. Maya Angelou powerful-womenintelligentlife What I try to do is write. I may write for two weeks ‘the cat sat on the mat, that is that, not a rat,’.... And it might be just the most boring and awful stuff. But I try. When I’m writing, I write. And then it’s as if the muse is convinced that I’m serious and says, ‘Okay. Okay. I’ll come. Maya Angelou catwritingtwo Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet. Maya Angelou hatepositiveinspirational When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. Maya Angelou inspiringinspirationalrelationship When I say 'I am a Christian', I'm not shouting 'I'm saved'. I'm whispering 'I get lost'. That is why I chose this way. Maya Angelou whisperingchristianway If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Maya Angelou changemotivationalinspirational I think a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people. Maya Angelou heropeoplethinking
