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“If I want to grow and blossom as any tree would, I have to start by knowing my roots and understand how I came to be the tree I am. Learn your ancestry.”
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“No matter what winds others may create against you, you can adjust your sails to navigate and continue your travels.”
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“If you want to see a better world, change the lens through which you see it and do the work to make it better.”
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“People respect one's integrity not their going along with the crowd just to reap a personal benefit.”
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“Sleep comes slowly to a mind of cluttered thoughts in search of order and resolve.”
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“The purpose of protest to to provoke a response. Trouble is some people prefer to address the appropriateness of the protest not the issue.”
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“When we take actions to uplift those who have been the downtrodden, we illuminate the soul of humanity.”
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“Everyone needs to know darkness to understand the meaning of light.”
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“I don't start riots. I start ideas, influence thought, and incite intelligent actions.”
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“Fancy words and ambiguous notions make you feel like your argument is valid but it exudes multiple logical fallacies, which make you continue to search for a valid point.”
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“Even a pebble cast in the middle of a lake creates ripples that eventually reaches the shore.”
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“You cannot accept the beauty of a rose without the accompanying thorns.”
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“Considering differences broadens your knowledge and increases your value.”
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“Those who wish to abandon our Constitution never believed in justice for all from the beginning.”
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“Self-reflection becomes self-torment when learning doesn't occur.”
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“Quite often we make a difference in ourselves when someone who cares shows us our reflection in the mirror. We can only hope it is never the last time they do so.”
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“On the table of consciousness, don't pick up the sugar-coated or well-seasoned lies by mistake. The truth has natural flavors.”
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“If you want to be heard, learn the language of your listeners.”
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“You know you're prepared for what's next in life when the possibility of misfortune is at your door and it doesn't matter whether or not it knocks. You see, I don't see things as others see them. I don't see things as I am. I see things as they can be as I grow intentionally.”
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“No matter the adversity, you can choose and take actions to determine how your story will be written, told, and end. You are the author, actor, and director no matter who else believes they are.”
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“You cannot lead toxic people but you can inoculate those who can be infected by a toxic person and detoxify the team by ridding it of the toxin.”
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“Assess the possibilities to determine your path.”
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“The purpose of protest is to provoke a response. Trouble is some people prefer to address the appropriateness of the protest not the issue.”
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“Your truth tends to determine the people you attract and those within your inner circle. If you are not attracting the right people, examine the truth you are sharing.”
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“Sometimes our willingness to help others blinds us to the fact they do not want to be helped but rather want someone to whom they can transfer their burdens. This is why we must establish boundaries because someone else's work is not yours to do.”
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“Light up the darkness for another, especially when at some point they have lit up your darkness.”
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“Some people only know how to criticize and blame but haven't a clue on how to forgive.”
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“I am everyone who played a role in creating me...my ancestors.”
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“There's a difference between wanted living children and unwanted unborn children. And, if whomever wants unwanted born children to be born, then they should not make it difficult for them to be helped when people need the assistance.”
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“The person who attempts to put himself above the law is the person who seeks to break the laws of morality.”
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