10 Maya Angelou Quotes to Inspire Your Life

Image Credit: depositphotos By Tailor September 1, 2022

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

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"If you’re always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be."

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"Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option."

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"Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away."

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"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

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"It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself: to forgive. Forgive everybody."

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"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."

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"I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.”

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"You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."

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"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it."

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