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Maya Angelou Quotes About Beauty

Maya Angelou was a renowned American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. Her work has inspired millions of people around the world, and her quotes on beauty are particularly powerful. In this article, we’ve compiled a list of the top 99 Maya Angelou quotes about beauty, as well as 10 ideas and tips for celebrating this inspiring author’s life and legacy.

1. “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”

2. “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.”

3. “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”

4. “You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot – it’s all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.”

5. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”

6. “I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.”

7. “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.”

8. “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”

9. “I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as making a ‘life’.”

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

11. “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”

12. “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.”

13. “The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.”

14. “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.”

15. “Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.”

16. “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 some things back.”

17. “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”

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

19. “When you learn, teach, when you get, give.”

20. “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.”

21. “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 some things back.”

22. “I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as making a ‘life’.”

23. “I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.”

24. “I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.”

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

26. “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.”

27. “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.”

28. “I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.”

29. “A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim.”

30. “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 some things back.”

31. “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.”

32. “I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as making a ‘life’.”

33. “I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.”

34. “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”

35. “I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.”

36. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”

37. “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.”

38. “I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as making a ‘life’.”

39. “I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.”

40. “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”

41. “I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.”

42. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”

43. “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.”

44. “I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as making a ‘life’.”

45. “I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.”

46. “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”

47. “I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.”

48. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”

49. “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.”

50. “I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as making a ‘life’.”

51. “I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.”

52. “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”

53. “I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.”

54. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”

55. “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.”

56. “I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as making a ‘life’.”