My Ten Favorite Maya Angelou Quotes

I love collecting quotes by Maya Angelou, the renowned American poet and civil rights hero. I find them very inspiring. Here is a sample of ten of her beautiful quotes that I have in my collection. 

1. Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
2. Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.
3. It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself: to forgive. Forgive everybody.
4. Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.
5. If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”
6. People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
7. Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.
8. I’ve learned that that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.
9. We need much less than we think we need.
10. If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?