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Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Annie Johnson, was a Pulitzer Prize-winning African American poet. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 8 1928 and died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on May 28, 2014. Angelou was also a dancer, an actress and a singer.


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Quote Left As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them. Quote Right
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Quote Left I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. Quote Right
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Quote Left If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain. Quote Right
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Quote Left Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage. Quote Right
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Quote Left Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Quote Right
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