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“What is your hands to make a difference in the world?”
― Artika R. Tyner, The Lawyer as Leader: How to Plant People and Grow Justice

“In a real sense all life is inter-related. All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be, and you can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be...
This is the inter-related structure of reality.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail and the Struggle That Changed a Nation: Library Edition

“Serve others: The heart of the leader is manifested through service to others.”
― Artika R. Tyner, The Lawyer as Leader: How to Plant People and Grow Justice

“Always seek to learn: The leader is always learning new things and gaining new insights.”
― Artika R. Tyner, The Lawyer as Leader: How to Plant People and Grow Justice

“Seek justice: Make a commitment to serve the needs of the ‘least of these’ and give voice to the voiceless.”
― Artika R. Tyner, The Lawyer as Leader: How to Plant People and Grow Justice

“Be true to yourself-at the core of your leadership are your values and morals.”
― Artika Tyner

“DNA has memory!”
― Isaiah Washington, A Man from Another Land: How Finding My Roots Changed My Life

“This faith transforms the whirlwind of despair into a warm and reviving breeze of hope. The words of a motto which a generation ago were commonly found on the wall in the homes of devout persons need to be etched on our hearts:
Fear knocked at the door.
Faith answered.
There was no one there.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., Strength to Love

“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.”
― Nelson Mandela