I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me,... - Maya Angelou
"I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me, 'I love you.' ... There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt."
"I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me, 'I love you.' ... There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt."
"Segregation shaped me; education liberated me."
"I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better."
"No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow."
"Poetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life."
"Eating is so intimate. It's very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you're inviting a person into your life."