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“Sacrifice, sacrifice, sacrifice! That's the condition of the female. Women have been conditioned to sacrifice for centuries.”
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“The future was uncertain, absolutely, and there were many hurdles, twists, and turns to come, but as long as I kept moving forward, one foot in front of the other, the voices of fear and shame, the messages from those who wanted me to believe that I wasn't good enough, would be stilled.”
Source : Chris Gardner (2009). “The Pursuit of Happyness”, p.6, Harper Collins
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“Heroes come in all sizes, and you don't have to be a giant hero. You can be a very small hero. It's just as important to understand that accepting self-responsibi lity for the things you do, having good manners, caring about other people-these are heroic acts. Everybody has the choice of being a hero or not being a hero every day of their lives.”
Source : "Of Myth And Men". Interview with Bill Moyers, content.time.com. April 18, 1999. 
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“But my message to people with or without a condition is the fact that you can still do anything you set your mind to. You just have to do it in a slightly different way than other people.”
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“We're not going to negotiate about the terms of terrorism. You don't negotiate about terrorism. It's is wrong to engage in terrorism, and there isn't anything to negotiate.”
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“The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.”
Source : The Parliament of Fowls l. 1 (1380 - 1386)
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“No doubt, a scientist isn't necessarily penalized for being a complex, versatile, eccentric individual with lots of extra-scientific interests. But it certainly doesn't help him a bit.”
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“Two hands are better than four sometimes.”
Source : Antonia White (1979). “The Lost Traveller”
