My Top 10 Favourite Dr Maya Angelou Quotes

Dr. Maya Angelou was an American Poet, Singer, Memoirist, and Civil Rights Activist. An Actress, Writer, Producer and Professor of American Studies. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Active in the Civil Rights Movement, working with Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. 

1. "Pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you."
2. "If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be."
3. "I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it."
4. "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."
5. "Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in this world, but it has not solved one yet."
6. "I've learned that people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
7. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but the moments that take our breath away."
8. "Success is loving life and daring to live it."
9. "Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else."
10. "I've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life."

Dr Angelou was respected as a spokesperson around racism and identity. Her works have made a massive imprint and significant contribution to the history of American Culture and Literature. Her unprecedented wise words certainly resonates with most of us.