I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm and hard work. – Harry S. Truman

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I would permit no man, no matter what his color might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. ― Booker T. Washington

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Decide to be your best. In the long run the world is going to want and have the best and that might as well be you.

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She couldn't help thinking that something was wrong with a person had more shoes than books in their home. ― Victoria Connelly, Wish You Were Here

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I'm not afraid and these 15 days convinced me there is nothing to fear. Let them be afraid instead.- Alexei Navalny

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We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.

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I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.

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We do need women in civic life. We do need women to run for office, to be in political office. We need a feminist to be at the table when decisions are being made so that the right decisions will be made. - Dolores Huerta

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Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.

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Women lie about their age; men lie about their income.

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