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“We have seen a man dragged to death in Texas simply because he was black. A young man murdered in Wyoming simply because he was gay. In the last year alone, we've seen the shootings of African Americans, Asian Americans, and Jewish children simply because of who they were. This is not the American way. We must draw the line. Without delay, we must pass the Hate Crimes Prevention Act and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. And we should reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.”

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Author:William J. Clinton
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

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Author:Maya Angelou
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“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”

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Author:Maya Angelou
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“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”

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Author:Maya Angelou
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“I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.”

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Author:Maya Angelou
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“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.”

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Author:Maya Angelou
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“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.”

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Author:Maya Angelou
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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”

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Author:Maya Angelou
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“We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.”

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Author:Maya Angelou
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“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!”

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Author:Maya Angelou
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“If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.”

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Book:The Heart of a Woman
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“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.”

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Book:Conversations with Maya Angelou
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“I want you to remember the guiding principles of my life. You can be what you want to be, if you believe in yourself and work hard, because anything, and I'm telling you anything, is possible.”

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Author:Kirby Puckett
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“Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.”

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Book:The Measure of our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours
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“African American children are significantly more likely to be obese than are white children. Nearly half of African American children will develop diabetes at some point in their lives. People, that's half of our children. ...We can build our kids the best schools on earth, but if they don't have the basic nutrition they need to concentrate, they're still going to have a challenge learning.”

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Author:Michelle Obama
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“I am the dream and the hope of the slave”

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Book:Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women
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“Everyday, day & night, we hear the lies that September 11th is the worst tragedy, worst accident, and worst crime to ever been committed on American soil. We bear witness that the worst crime, the worst tragedy, that has ever taken place on American soil is not September 11th. It's not the twin towers. It's the holocaust that black folks been dealing with for 400 years.”

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Author:Malik Zulu Shabazz
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“There's no doubt that when it comes to our treatment of Native Americans as well as other persons of color in this country, we've got some very sad and difficult things to account for. I personally would want to see our tragic history, or the tragic elements of our history, acknowledged. I consistently believe that when it comes to whether it's Native Americans or African-American issues or reparations, the most important thing for the U.S. government to do is not just offer words, but offer deeds.”

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Author:Barack Obama
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