Quote by Maya Angelou

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

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

Summary

This quote highlights the power of resilience and refusing to let challenging circumstances define or diminish one's true self. It acknowledges the potential for individuals to experience personal transformation as a result of life's events, suggesting that significant moments can shape a person. However, the quote emphasizes the importance of not allowing these experiences to weaken or diminish one's character. Instead, it calls for a refusal to be defeated or minimized by adversity, showcasing the strength and determination to rise above challenges and maintain a sense of personal identity and worth.

Topics

By Maya Angelou

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

But I think it's more that when you're young, you're invinci

But I think it's more that when you're young, you're invincible, you're immortal - or at least you think you are. The possibilities are limitless, you're inventing the future. Then you get older and suddenly you have a history. It's fixed. You can't change anything. I find that a bit disturbing, to be honest.

I could've told you this was gonna happen 8 years ago becaus

I could've told you this was gonna happen 8 years ago because it is on purpose.

Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'peop

Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest.

...you can be talented as a wolf is breathtakingly fierce...

...you can be talented as a wolf is breathtakingly fierce...silver and gray, like smoke in the trees - but what do you do with terrible beauty?...

Nature Beauty Love Poetry Quotes

Then I discovered I loved writing poetry more than fiction.

Then I discovered I loved writing poetry more than fiction.

To a superior race of being the pretensions of mankind to ex

To a superior race of being the pretensions of mankind to extraordinary sanctity and virtue must seem... ridiculous.

William Hazlitt

Everybody goes through some tough times in their life, no ma

Everybody goes through some tough times in their life, no matter what you do. Man, I've had my tough times.

Life Time Man Thetimes

Nothing is more noble than politeness, and nothing more ridi

Nothing is more noble than politeness, and nothing more ridiculous than ceremony.

Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community

Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property based on their particular religion?

Michael Bloomberg

Julia Roberts is a favorite. Everybody loves her in the Holl

Julia Roberts is a favorite. Everybody loves her in the Hollywood community. The public adores her.

Love Thepublic Community

When you do dance, I wish you a wave o' the sea, that you mi

When you do dance, I wish you a wave o' the sea, that you might ever do nothing but that

William Shakespeare

Human life in common is only made possible when a majority c

Human life in common is only made possible when a majority comes together which is stronger than any separate individual and which remains united against all separate individuals. The power of this community is then set up as right in opposition to the power of the individual, which is condemned as brute force.