"We've had to overcome a lot in America to become a nation of progress. We still have a lot of progress to be made."

-- Nina Turner

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“I didn't do well in high school, but I took photography, and I loved being able to capture moments.”
“I was born into the most remarkable and eccentric family I could possibly have hoped for.”
“Britain has bred many great explorers, but they seem to get so little coverage compared to soccer and rugby players.”
“I stand behind what I say. If I don't want it to be out there then I won't say it. I am not out to hurt somebody. I am out to call attention to certain things but I am also out to make people laugh with my delivery and style of bluntness.”
“If you achieve a voice that will be heard, you should use it to speak up for the voiceless and oppressed. If you possess any power or authority, you must strive to use it to help and empower the powerless.”

Source : Craig Murray (2007). “Dirty Diplomacy: The Rough-and-Tumble Adventures of a Scotch-Drinking, Skirt-Chasing, Dictator-Busting and Thoroughly Unrepentant Ambassador Stuck on the Frontline of the War Against Terror”, p.335, Simon and Schuster
“I have finally perfected my signature. It took hours of practicing I decided early on just to write Pippa, not Middleton.”
“I've found that all weak people share a basic obsession - they fixate on the idea of satisfaction. Anywhere you go men and women are like crows drawn by shiny objects. For some folks, the shiny objects are other people, and you'd be better off developing a drug habit.”

Source : Nic Pizzolatto (2011). “Galveston: A Novel”, p.87, Simon and Schuster
“Unicef's education initiative does not seek to impose, but to initiate and integrate. It does, however, aim to address the huge bias towards education for boys at the expense of girls in so many cultures.”

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