Maya Angelou Quotes About Phenomenal Women

I'm a woman phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, that's me.

Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

Nothing will work unless you do.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

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

You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.

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.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

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

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.

Still I rise.

A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy. A wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim.

When you learn, teach. When you get, give.

Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud.

If you're always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.

There is a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth.

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

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

Hate has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.

The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.

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

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls.

The truth is no one of us can be free until everybody is free.

In all the world there is no heart for me like yours.

I had to learn to give myself permission to fly.

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.

A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing.