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“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
“Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential.”
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“Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”
― Shoe Dog
― Shoe Dog
“The art of advocacy is to lead you to my conclusion on your terms.”
― Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success
― Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success
“None of them had cars, either. There was no future in which most of these families would ever have cars. There was maybe one car for every thousand people, yet almost everyone had a driveway. It was almost like building the driveway was a way of willing the car to happen. The story of Soweto is the story of the driveways. It’s a hopeful place. —”
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
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Allison’s 2025 Year in Books
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14 books
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51 friends
1,624 books
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2,995 books
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667 books
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358 books
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79 books
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98 books
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254 books
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