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“Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend.”
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“As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.”
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“Prayer begins where human capacity ends.”
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“When you stop having dreams and ideals--well, you might as well stop altogether.”
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“A person has to be busy to be alive.”
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“Sometimes you're overwhelmed when a thing comes, and you do not realize the magnitude of the affair at that moment. When you get away from it, you wonder, did it really happen to you.”
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“Sometimes racial prejudice is like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find it with your fingers, but you keep brushing it because the feel of it is irritating.”
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“There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But they hesitate, waiting for the other fellow to make the make the first move - and he, in turn, waits for you.”
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“None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the person underneath.”
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“There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But they hesitate, waiting for the other fellow to make the first move - and he, in turn, waits for you.”
― Written by Herself: Autobiographies of American Women: An Anthology
― Written by Herself: Autobiographies of American Women: An Anthology
“Sometimes, it's like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't feel it with your fingers, but you keep brushing at it because the feel of it is irritating. (regarding prejudice and discrimination)”
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