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“It's a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you're ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.”
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“People may forget what you say.
They may forget what you did,
but people will never forget
how you made them feel.”
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They may forget what you did,
but people will never forget
how you made them feel.”
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“If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door”
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“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.”
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“[Harriet Tubman] also looked out for other African-Americans in town, opening the first home in the country for elderly and indigent blacks. When Dorothy and Ros were small, the elderly Tubman rode a bicycle up and down South Street, stopping to ask for food donations. If she had specific needs, she sat on the back porch and waited for the lady of the house, with whom she would chat and ask for bedding or clothing for her residents. One of Ros's nieces said, "Mother had coffee with Harriet and would always leave a ham or turkey for her for the holiday.”
― Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West
― Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West
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