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"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

Maya Angelou
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The line centers your attention on emotional impact. Clear words and impressive actions matter less than the lasting feeling you create. It’s a reminder to lead with empathy-useful in relationships, leadership, customer experience, and marketing: craft moments that make people feel seen, safe, and inspired.

About the Author

Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil-rights activist. Her breakthrough memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969) made literary history. She worked with Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, recited “On the Pulse of Morning” at President Clinton’s 1993 inauguration, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011.