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In America the dream is to make it out of the ghetto. In Soweto, because there was no leaving the ghetto, the dream was to transform the ghetto.
“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”
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“Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.”
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“All endings are also beginnings. We just don't know it at the time.”
― The Five People You Meet in Heaven
― The Five People You Meet in Heaven
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them.”
― Mrs. Warren's Profession
― Mrs. Warren's Profession
“There are no random acts...We are all connected...You can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind...”
― The Five People You Meet in Heaven
― The Five People You Meet in Heaven
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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
King's College Alumni & Friends Book Club
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Alumni and friends of King's College (Wilkes-Barre, PA) can join in discussion about our current book. The Office of Alumni at King's manages this gro ...more
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