Maya Angelou Quotes

But still, like air, I'll rise

He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery!

From behind the shadow of the still small voice — more awful than tempest or earthquake — more sure and persistent than day and night — is always sounding full of hope and strength to the weariest of us all, Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.

Still I rise Still I fight Still I might crack a smile Keep my eyes on the prize See my haters tell em hi

I aint dead, I aint done, I ain't scared, I aint run, no matter what, no matter what, Still I stand

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

Cancer didn't bring me to my knees, it brought me to my feet.

Don't give up because of the dark days. Succeed in spite of them. The dark days make the bright days seem even brighter. So bright you can hardly stand it.

Man is not made for defeat.

I just want fans to walk away knowing that no matter what's going on, no matter how happy you are, no matter how sad you are, we did it. We're strong in this. We've come a long way, and life is not just one thing.

We were not defeated. We had been refugees. Now we were freedom fighters.

You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise

I learned that I'm really good with perseverance. I'm stronger than I thought I was inside. I also learned that I don't give up easily and that I trust and believe that things are going to be OK.

I turned sadness into an anthem for not letting anything or anyone slow you down.

Don't give up, courage is my conviction.

For everyone here in Ohio and across America who's been ever been counted out but refused to be knocked out, for everyone who has stumbled but stood right back up, and for everyone who works hard and never gives up -- this one is for you.

When they knock you down, you not only have to get up, but you have to make it clear that you won't be knocked down a second time.

I'm not a girl anymore, I'm a woman and my heart beats like prizefighter's fists, and I have not stopped yet, I will not stop.

All things must come to pass as one, so hope should never die. There is no height or bloody might that a freeman can’t defy. There is no source or foreign force can break one man who knows that his free will no thing can kill … and from that, freedom grows.

By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.

Real courage embraces the twin realities of current difficulty and ultimate triumph.

The human will is an amazing thing. Time after time, it has triumphed against unbelievable odds.

I've been through hell and back. I have, to be honest, and still I'm able to do what I do and nothing can stop me. No one can stop me, no matter what. I stop when I'm ready to stop. You know, and I'm just saying, you know, I will continue to move forward no matter what.