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 | "If you don"t like something, change it. If you can"t change it,
change your attitude. Don"t complain." | |
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Found in the topic Change.
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| "I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.
Life"s a bitch. You"ve got to go out and kick ass." | |
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Found in the topic Girl.
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| "As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books.
White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for
them." | |
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Found in the topic Unsorted.
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| "One isn"t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with
potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with
consistency. We can"t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest." | |
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Found in the topic Courage.
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| "The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable
character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerence. It
is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by
survivors, and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance." | |
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Found in the topic Acceptance.
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| "Self-pity in its early stage is as snug as a feather mattress. Only
when it hardens does it become uncomfortable." | |
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Found in the topic Self.
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| "For Africa to me ... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a
historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows
exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present
place." | |
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Found in the topic Africa.
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