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Mary Church Terrell: While most girls...

Mary Church Terrell: While most girls...

While most girls run away from home to marry, I ran away to teach.

Source: A...

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Zoroaster: He who is...

Zoroaster: He who is...

He who is a sufferer of anxiety becomes regardless of enjoyment of the world and the spirit, and contraction happens...

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H Rap Brown: Being a man...

H Rap Brown: Being a man...

Being a man is the continuing battle for one's life. One loses a bit of manhood with every stale compromise to the...

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Dolores Huerta: Among poor people,...

Dolores Huerta: Among poor people,...

Among poor people, there's not any question about women being strong -- even stronger than men -- they work in the...

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Ella Baker: Because [our children]...

Ella Baker: Because [our children]...

Because [our children] had had the privilege of growing up where they'd raised a lot of food. They were never hungry....

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Bob Moses: I justify myself...

Bob Moses: I justify myself...

I justify myself because I'm taking risks myself, and I'm not asking people to do things I'm not willing to do . . ....

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Martin Luther King, Jr: Nothing pains some...

Martin Luther King, Jr: Nothing pains some...

Nothing pains some people more than having to think.

Source: In Quote Disk 1,2,3,...

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Mary Astell: Women are not...

Mary Astell: Women are not...

Women are not so well united as to form an Insurrection. They are for the most part wise enough to love their chains,...

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Francis Bacon: A wise man...

Francis Bacon: A wise man...

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Source: Essays: of...

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Francois de Salignac Fenelon: The more you...

Francois de Salignac Fenelon: The more you...

The more you say, the less people remember, the fewer the words, the deeper the...

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Ernestine L Rose: . . ....

Ernestine L Rose: . . ....

. . . the reward of springing from the consciousness of right, of endeavoring to benefit unborn...

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Ernestine L Rose: Slavery and freedom...

Ernestine L Rose: Slavery and freedom...

Slavery and freedom cannot exist together.

Source: Speech, 14 May 14 1863, at a...

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Charles Barkley: If I weren't...

Charles Barkley: If I weren't...

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other...

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George Foreman: Boxing is like...

George Foreman: Boxing is like...

Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.

Source: In...

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Jack Dempsey: Honey, I forgot...

Jack Dempsey: Honey, I forgot...

Honey, I forgot to duck.

Source: Comment to his wife after losing 1926 fight to...

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Marvin Hagler: If they cut...

Marvin Hagler: If they cut...

If they cut my bald head open, they will find one big boxing glove. That's all I am. I live...

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Al McGuire: If the waitress...

Al McGuire: If the waitress...

If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili should be good.

Source: In Webster's...

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Al McGuire: When a guy...

Al McGuire: When a guy...

When a guy takes off his coat, he's not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch...

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Frank Leahy: Winning isn't everything,...

Frank Leahy: Winning isn't everything,...

Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.

Source: Recalled on his death, 3 Sep...

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Sometimes we deny...

Sometimes we deny...

Sometimes we deny being worthy of praise, hoping to generate an argument we would be pleased to...

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