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Cease to be a drudge, seek to be an artist.


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Believe in yourself, learn, and never stop wanting to build a better world.

Believe in yourself, learn, and never stop wanting to build a better world.



A woman is free if she lives by her own standards and creates her own destiny, if she prizes her individuality and puts no boundaries on her hopes for tomorrow.

A woman is free if she lives by her own standards and creates her own destiny, if she prizes her individuality and puts no boundaries on her hopes for tomorrow.



If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves. We should, therefore, protest openly everything ... that smacks of discrimination or slander.

If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves. We should, therefore, protest openly everything ... that smacks of discrimination or slander.



We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.

We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.



I leave you love. I leave you hope. I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. I leave you respect for the use of power. I leave you faith. I leave you racial dignity.

I leave you love. I leave you hope. I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. I leave you respect for the use of power. I leave you faith. I leave you racial dignity.



Next to God we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for making it worth living.

Next to God we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for making it worth living.



Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.

Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.



We live in a world which respects power above all things. Power, intelligently directed, can lead to more freedom. Unwisely directed, it can be a dreadful, destructive force.

We live in a world which respects power above all things. Power, intelligently directed, can lead to more freedom. Unwisely directed, it can be a dreadful, destructive force.



Our children must never lose their zeal for building a better world.

Our children must never lose their zeal for building a better world.



Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.

Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.





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No one is perfect in their life but those who learn from their mistakes is on right path of perfection



The reason why the ancient world was so pure, light and serene was that it knew nothing of the two great scourges : the pox and Christianity.

The reason why the ancient world was so pure, light and serene was that it knew nothing of the two great scourges : the pox and Christianity.



Big Business and Politics are twins, they are the monsters who kill everything, corrupt everything.

Big Business and Politics are twins, they are the monsters who kill everything, corrupt everything.



Finding myself to exist in the world, I believe I shall, in some shape or other, always exist.

Finding myself to exist in the world, I believe I shall, in some shape or other, always exist.



If you are going to ask me what I watch on TV, I would probably have to say the majority of it is stuff on SyFy or Discovery Channel or it's about ghost seekers.

If you are going to ask me what I watch on TV, I would probably have to say the majority of it is stuff on SyFy or Discovery Channel or it's about ghost seekers.



Whoever makes you smarter a little earlier in life makes you better

Whoever makes you smarter a little earlier in life makes you better



One change of attitude would change everything. If everyone realized that it could be a beautiful world and said, 'let's not do these things anymore - let's have fun.'

One change of attitude would change everything. If everyone realized that it could be a beautiful world and said, 'let's not do these things anymore - let's have fun.'



Why, exactly, are scientists supposed to accord "respect" to a bunch of ancient fables that are not only ludicrous on their face, but motivate so much opposition to science?

Why, exactly, are scientists supposed to accord "respect" to a bunch of ancient fables that are not only ludicrous on their face, but motivate so much opposition to science?



The ravaged face in the mirror hides the enchanting youth that is the real me.

The ravaged face in the mirror hides the enchanting youth that is the real me.



Well, the truth is, if you really listen to that bird on your shoulder, if you accept that you can die at any time–then you might not be as ambitious as you are.

Well, the truth is, if you really listen to that bird on your shoulder, if you accept that you can die at any time–then you might not be as ambitious as you are.




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