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I would be stupid not to be on my own side. But I'm a human being, too. And I'm on the side of human beings, rather than on the side of crocodiles.

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At our best, we are all teachers

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No human being can be more human than another human being. I liberate you from my ignorance.

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You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still like dust, I'll rise.

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To be angry is very good. It burns out things and leaves nutrients in the soil. You should always be ready to be angry at injustice and cruelty.

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Through the centuries, we faced down death by daring to hope.

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I can see in the acorn the oak tree. I see the growth, the rebuilding, the restoring. I see that is the American psyche. There is so much we can draw understanding from. One of the lessons is the development of courage. Because without courage, you can't practice any of the other virtues consistently.

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You can never be great at anything unless you love it.

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Look for the beauty in things.

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I am a very religious person, so it is the presence of God, the constant unwavering, unrelenting presence of God which continues to help me to keep a character which I am proud to show.

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The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.

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Life loves the liver of it. You must live and life will be good to you.

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My encouragement to you is to go tomorrow to the library.

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Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity.

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Growing up, my grandmother did not want worldly music in the house. Then when I went out to California, I started listening to Spanish music, mostly Mexican music. But were I in Egypt, I would listen to the music of the people, or if I was in Italy, I'd listen to Italian music.

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Laugh and dare to try to love somebody, starting with yourself. You must love yourself first, of course, and you must protect yourself so that nobody overrides you, overrules you, or steps on you. Just say, 'Just a minute. I'm worth everything, dear.'

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Y’all dropped the ball and you should be shamed.

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I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.

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If more Africans had eaten missionaries, the continent would be in better shape.

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Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us. We need hours of aimless wandering or spates of time sitting on park benches, observing the mysterious world of ants and the canopy of treetops.

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