"But in my heart I knew that just like the new grass, I wasn't strong enough yet to be walked on"

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Source : Wendelin Van Draanen (2008). “Flipped”, p.195, Knopf Books for Young Readers

Wendelin Van Draanen

#Strong Quotes #Heart Quotes #Enough Quotes

“I want to be promoted in the urban areas. A lot of African-American people should know more about me.”
“Mom ran the house, so we grew up Portuguese.”
“You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.”
“I realized that if I was going to achieve anything in life I had to be aggressive. I had to get out there and go for it... I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it's an illusion to me.”
“I don't back down for anybody.”
“Organizing around a common interest is a fundamental part of democracy. We should no more try to take away the right of individuals to collectively bargain than we should try to take away the right to a secret ballot.”
“When you aimlessly shoot for lofty goals, with no personal connection to them, you loose sight of what really matters, and what will really make you content.”

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“And what is liberty, whose very name makes the heart beat faster and shakes the world? Is it not the union of all liberties - liberty of conscience, of education, of association, of the press, of travel, or labor, or trade?”

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