1,440 Quotes by maya angelou

Reality has changed chameleonlike before my eyes so many times that I have learned, or am learning, to trust almost anything except what appears to be so.

I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.

No one comes from the earth like grass. We come like trees. We all have roots.

How wonderful it is to be an American. We have known the best of times and the worst of times.

When I write, I tend to twist my hair. Something for my small mind to do, I guess.

I refuse to allow any man-made differences to separate me from any other human beings.

Because of our routines we forget that life is an ongoing adventure.

Food served is always more than just food served. That is to say, it is more than just fuel for the body. Depending upon who has prepared the food and who has served it and with what spirit, it can uplift the--and around the world, in every culture, food is used to flirt, to be coy, a raise in the employment or to search for employment. It can bring warring factions together.

Troubles are a blessing that force you to change, to believe.