Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals. -Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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I was born in 1937, in Yakima, Washington, the oldest child of Robert Emerson Lucas and Jane Templeton Lucas. My sister Jenepher was born in 1939 and my brother Peter in 1940. My parents had moved to Yakima from Seattle to open a small restaurant, The Lucas Ice Creamery. - Robert Lucas, Jr.

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Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. — Martin Luther King Jr.

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We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.-Martin Luther King, Jr.

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When you are failing, you are forced to be creative, to dig deep and think, night and day.

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One person who has taught me a lot and inspired me a lot was Peter Falk. I was fortunate enough to have worked with him in this movie called 'Vig.' He brought my work to a place where it literally shouldn't have been for another two or three years. - Freddie Prinze, Jr.

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The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise again from the darkness, that we too can shine our own light. – Oprah Winfrey

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The sunlights differ, but there is only one darkness.

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Creative minds are uneven, and the best of fabrics have their dull spots.

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