UNVERIFIED

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

Unverified

We haven't checked the source or attribution.

Our editorial team hasn't reviewed this quote yet, so neither its source nor its attribution has been confirmed. Treat it as unverified for now.

Translations

MORE QUOTES BY Maya Angelou

“If one has courage, nothing can dim the light that shines from within.”

Maya Angelou

“Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.”

“Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.”

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone throug...”

FEATURED QUOTES

“One day the people that didn’t believe in you will tell everyone how they met you.”

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.”

“Vision, guts and enthusiasm. Three qualities I feel you always gotta have to have a shot at success.”

“The future starts today, not tomorrow”

“I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what...”

“The root of suffering is attachment.”

“It is looking at things for a long time that ripens you and gives you a deeper meaning.”

“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”

“There's nothing I despise more than people trying to be something they're not”

“To forgive the terrorists is up to God, but to send them to him is up to me.”