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Author and Poet Maya Angelou Dead at 86

Well loved Maya Angelou, author and poet, has passed away in her home in Winston Salem North Carolina at 86 years of age. One of her most beloved books, “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” is an autobiography that has been described as “a work of art that eludes description.” Angelou was an avid seeker of knowledge, and she held over 30 honorary degrees and taught American studies for years at Wake Forest University in Winston Salem.

In 2011, President Barack Obama awarded her with the Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor. Dr. Angelou, as she insisted being called during her time at Wake Forest University, loved teaching. She was a pillar of the community, and has been living in Winston Salem since 1981, and began teaching at the University in 1982. Dr. Angelou brought a lot the community, and the world as she touched each corner of the continent with light, grace.

Some Famous Maya Angelou Quotes

You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot – it’s all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.

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.

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.

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