Maya Angelou Quotes

I know that if I concentrate on making other people shine, I will shine. It is really about the other person, never about you.

It is more pleasant to remember others than to be remembered.

I want to be a good human being.

If it awakens in us as a whole how important that is - the theme of how conquest and ambition are meaningless without contribution - I think then as a society we're in better shape. I hope people are inspired to be the best.

If I want to leave one thing here after I'm gone, it would be an incredible sense of humility.

I wish for a world where success is measured not by what we take nor by what we get. Just by what we give. And who we become.

People who achieve the highest levels of success - whether in business or in raising families or simply in discovering fulfillment and satisfaction and purpose in life - are those who place their focus on other people rather than themselves.

Me being blessed, you need to bless others.

I am learning to be more humble and giving as a person.

Helping others is perhaps the greatest joy! You cannot have a perfect day without helping others with no thought of getting something in return.

I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.

Give the respect you want to receive; embody the grace you hope to encounter; and help others with no expectations whatsoever.

I'm blessed to be a blessing to someone else.

Men are only as great as they are kind.

My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.

It gives me satisfaction to help people.

Success to me is being a good person, treating people well.

Helping others isn't a chore; it is one of the greatest gifts there is.

I know it sounds cliche, but to give back is important. Sometimes we're given so much, we need to do something for other people. I think that's really important.

If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.

I think there is something for all of us where you find a balance in your life, where you feel that everything you do isn't about your own creature comforts or satisfying your own appetites. Some of it has to be directed outward and there is a huge satisfaction in that.

Those of us who are blessed, we owe it to our fellow citizens and folks who we are around to do something special for them.

I run a bunch of charities and I say this line to people: 'I am somebody who has always been helped.' A little thing like that can make people believe it.

The one who will be found in trial capable of great acts of love is ever the one who is always doing considerate small ones.

My religious philosophy is kindness. Try to be kind. That's something worth achieving.