Most people don’t grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is aging.
Maya Angelou
Maturity, Growth, Life, Aging, Awareness
Maya Angelou’s Quotes On Topics
Identity | Needs | Discovery | Solidarity | Discipline | Inclusivity | Consistency | Priorities | Education | Creation | Poetry | Fate | Sacrifice | Writing | Hospitality | Improvement | Progress | Justice | Pause | Beauty | More
More Maya Angelou Quotes
“When women take care of their health they become their own best friend.” Maya Angelou
Health, Self-Care, Strength, Empowerment, Friendship
Maya Angelou Health, Self-Care, Strength, Empowerment, Friendship“If we all hold on to the mistake, we can’t see our own glory in the mirror because we have the mistake between our faces and the mirror; we can’t see what we’re capable of being. You can ask forgiveness of others, but in the end the real forgiveness is in one’s own self.” Maya Angelou
Forgiveness, Self-Reflection, Growth, Identity, Healing
Maya Angelou Forgiveness, Self-Reflection, Growth, Identity, Healing“I’m young as morning and fresh as dew. Everybody loves me and so do you.” Maya Angelou
Youth, Positivity, Love, Freshness, Joy
Maya Angelou Youth, Positivity, Love, Freshness, Joy“When people see the laughing face, even if they’re jealous of it, their burden is lightened. But do it first for yourself. Laugh and dare to try to love somebody, starting with yourself.” Maya Angelou
Joy, Laughter, Love, Self-Care, Positivity
Maya Angelou Joy, Laughter, Love, Self-Care, Positivity“Continue to plant a kiss of concern on the cheek of the sick and the aged and infirm and count that action as natural and to be expected.” Maya Angelou
Compassion, Care, Service, Humanity, Support
Maya Angelou Compassion, Care, Service, Humanity, Support“Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity.” Maya Angelou
Conformity, Growth, Identity, Society, Youth
Maya Angelou Conformity, Growth, Identity, Society, Youth“The truth is very important. No matter how negative it is, it is imperative that you learn the truth, not necessarily the facts. I mean, that, that can come, but facts can stand in front of the truth and almost obscure the truth. It is imperative that students learn the truth of our history.” Maya Angelou
Truth, Education, History, Awareness, Learning
Maya Angelou Truth, Education, History, Awareness, Learning“Once you appreciate one of your blessings, one of your senses, your sense of hearing, then you begin to respect the sense of seeing and touching and tasting, you learn to respect all the senses.” Maya Angelou
Appreciation, Senses, Awareness, Respect, Gratitude
Maya Angelou Appreciation, Senses, Awareness, Respect, Gratitude“At one time, you could sit on the Rue de la Paix in Paris or at the Habima Theater in Tel Aviv or in Medina and you could see a person come in, black, white, it didn't matter. You said, 'That's an American' because there's a readiness to smile and to talk to people.” Maya Angelou
Unity, Identity, Culture, America, Connection
Maya Angelou Unity, Identity, Culture, America, Connection“Courage allows the successful woman to fail – and to learn powerful lessons from the failure – so that in the end, she didn’t fail at all.” Maya Angelou
Courage, Success, Growth, Resilience, Learning
Maya Angelou Courage, Success, Growth, Resilience, Learning“I am a woman phenomenally, phenomenal woman that is your grandmother, that is your mother, that is your sister, that is you and that is me.” Maya Angelou
Empowerment, Identity, Strength, Legacy, Feminism
Maya Angelou Empowerment, Identity, Strength, Legacy, Feminism“I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.” Maya Angelou
Daring, Courage, Creativity, Discipline, Risk
Maya Angelou Daring, Courage, Creativity, Discipline, Risk“I think a number of the leaders are, whether you like it or not, in the hip-hop generation. And when they understand enough, they'll do wonders. I count on them.” Maya Angelou
Youth, Leadership, Change, Hope, Empowerment
Maya Angelou Youth, Leadership, Change, Hope, Empowerment“We must infuse our lives with art. Our national leaders must be informed that we want them to use our taxes to support street theatre in order to oppose street gangs. We should have a well-supported regional theatre in order to oppose regionalism and.” Maya Angelou
Art, Community, Creativity, Culture, Engagement
Maya Angelou Art, Community, Creativity, Culture, Engagement“I never had that feeling that I had to carry the weight of somebody's ignorance around with me. And that was true for racists who wanted to use the 'n' word when talking about me or about my people, or the stupidity of people who really wanted to belittle other folks because they weren't pretty or they weren't rich or they weren't clever.” Maya Angelou
Self-respect, Strength, Ignorance, Prejudice, Confidence
Maya Angelou Self-respect, Strength, Ignorance, Prejudice, Confidence“I like to speak on matters which matter to human beings, and almost everything matters to human beings.” Maya Angelou
Relevance, Humanity, Communication, Topics, Connection
Maya Angelou Relevance, Humanity, Communication, Topics, Connection“This is what I am learning, at 82 years old: the main thing is to be in love with the search for truth.” Maya Angelou
Truth, Learning, Wisdom, Age, Discovery
Maya Angelou Truth, Learning, Wisdom, Age, Discovery