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Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody. - Benjamin Franklin Marriage is one long conversation checkered by disputes. - Robert Louis Stevenson The language of friendship is not words, but meanings. - Henry David Thoreau Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life, I find. - John F. Kennedy I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have. - Abraham Lincoln Don't hate, it's too big a burden to bear. - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Of my two 'handicaps', being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black.

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Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth.

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There is little place in the political scheme of things for an independent, creative personality, for a fighter. Anyone who takes that role must pay a price.

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