How can Maya Angelou's ideas about courage apply today?
Courage, I have always said, is the most important of all the virtues. In a world that often feels fractured, that can try to dim our spirits, the courage to be ourselves, to speak our truth, to love one another – that is what we need. It takes courage to stand up for what is right, even when the wind is against you. It takes courage to extend a hand in friendship, to offer forgiveness, to believe in a brighter tomorrow. My work has always been an invitation to that courage, to the quiet strength that allows us to face the dawn and say, 'I rise.'
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