Maya Angelou: The Power Of Words

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The quote “I’ve learned that people will forget what , people will forget what you did, but people will forget how you made them feel” from Maya Angelou. Made me realize that it is truly correct because some people forget what they say, but sometimes they don’t forget their actions how they treat you or how you feel about their actions. I really agree with the quote from Maya Angelou because some people said that they are going to do something and they don’t do it because you forget that what that quote is trying to tell you. One example of this is like when my boyfriend tells me that I have to change, but I just say “yes, I am going to change” ,but then I forget that I told him that. Sometimes the people say that the words are gone with the wind, I think the words we forget and never do what we say we will do, but if we do it with actions people will never forget that detail you did you do for them. Have you ever-said one thing and then do another, Have you noticed that your actions are more powerful than your words. Sometimes you don’t even have to say anything to impact someone. Don’t bite your tongue until you look before you leap. Don’t you just hate it when people break their promises, or when they tell you something really important and then turn around and do something totally …show more content…
The way you express things are by showing people, which are actions. The quote when people say "Actions speak louder than words", is similar to it. By showing people what you mean they understand you better. Although people don't express how they feel by using actions some people say "They can show you better than they could tell you' is a quote people use. Showing actions are more noticeable than words. As Maya Angelou said " I've learned that people will forget what they said, people will forget what they did, but people will never forget how you made them

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