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Much as you look for the fire exits in a theater or hotel, it is wise to always keep looking for socially acceptable exit options.
“It's strange, how you go from being a person who is away from home to a person with no home at all. The place that is supposed to want you has pushed you out. No other place takes you in. You are unwanted, by everyone. You are a refugee.”
― The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
― The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
“When you don't belong to a country, the world decides that you don't deserve a thing.”
― The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
― The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
“People love to say, “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.” What they don’t say is, “And it would be nice if you gave him a fishing rod.” That’s the part of the analogy that’s missing.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“Refugees are going to continue to come, and the only question is what we are going to do to help them.”
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“You own the things you own and they in turn own you.”
― The Simple Path to Wealth: Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life
― The Simple Path to Wealth: Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life
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