Hate: It has caused a lot of problems in this world, but it has not solved one yet.
—Maya Angelou

If you are going down a road and don’t like what’s in front of you, and look behind you and you don’t like what you see, get off the road. Create a new path.
—Maya Angelou

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.
—Maya Angelou

Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.
—Maya Angelou

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
—Maya Angelou

Every storm runs out of rain.
—Maya Angelou

Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.
—Maya Angelou

Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.
—Maya Angelou

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
—Maya Angelou

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