Maya Angelou Quotes

People are pretty much alike. It's only that our differences are more susceptible to definition than our similarities.

The ways in which we are similar are far more numerous than the ways in which we are different.

The one thing we all have in common is that we're human. Why pay more attention to the things that make us different over the things that bring us together?

The truth of my experience is that we are all a lot more alike than we are different.

We're all equal. We were all made the same.

Beware of the differences that blind us to the unity that binds us.

Clever men are impressed in their differences from their fellows. Wise men are conscious of their resemblance to them.

What divides us pales in comparison to what unites us.

Thanksgiving reminds us that no matter our differences, we're still one people, part of something bigger than ourselves.

I'm always astounded at the way we automatically look at what divides and separates us. We never look at what people have in common. If you see it, black and white people, both sides look to see the differences, they don't look at what they have together. Men and women, and old and young, and so on. And this is a disease of the mind, the way I see it. Because in actual fact, men and women have much more in common than they are separated.

It's difficult to have any animosity towards someone if you recognize that on so many levels they're exactly the same as you.

Our skin colours may vary, but what's upstairs - there's certain things we've all got in common.

There is no 'them' and 'us.' There is only us.

The goal of my shows, my interviews, my business, my philanthropy, all of it, whatever ventures I might pursue, would be to make clear that what unites us is ultimately far more redeeming and compelling than anything that separates me.

That's why I call the show 'Us & Them,' because I believe there is no 'them.' There's only 'us.'

It's probably cliche to say this, but in my experience, people are far more alike than they are dissimilar.

There's so much more to people than their differences.

I think we're all more alike than we want to believe sometimes.

I'm human just like everyone.

There's a universal inside of me. So if I tell my story, you're going to see parts of your story in it. I don't know which parts, but we all overlap. We're all very much alike.

God has given us many faiths but only one world in which to co-exist. May your work help all of us to cherish our commonalities and feel enlarged by our differences.

This principle of unity of the whole along with respect for individual differences is symbolized in the Mishkan, the Tabernacle.

We see differences in people and seem to be afraid of people. The black or white or gay or straight - I don't necessarily look for differences but for similarities. We need to be looking out for each other.

Labels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.