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Barack and I had always tried to operate on the principles of hope and hard work, choosing to overlook the bad in favor of the good, believing that most of us shared common goals, and that progress could be made and measured, however
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“The young have hopes and dreams, while the old hold the remains of them in their hands and wonder what has happened to their lives.”
― The Gift of Rain
― The Gift of Rain
“Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.”
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“Never meet a person’s anger directly. Deflect, distract him, even agree with him. Unbalance his mind, and you can lead him anywhere you want.”
― The Gift of Rain
― The Gift of Rain
“When you are lost, in this world or on the continent of time itself, remember who you have been and you will know who you are. These people were all you, and you are them. I was you before you were born and you will be me after I am gone. That is the meaning of family.” He”
― The Gift of Rain
― The Gift of Rain
“Was this part of the process of growing up, that we finally noticed the people closest to us in a different, clearer light?”
― The Gift of Rain
― The Gift of Rain
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