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“It's important to me that youth everywhere, no matter their race, religion, or gender, know that anything is possible with perseverance.”
Source : "The Road to Rio". Interview with Avery Stone, www.yahoo.com. August 3, 2016.
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“Theres not a lot out there, and what is out there has to be really interesting to make me want to leave my life, which is really precious to me.”
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“I'd rather lie bare-assed naked on the sidewalk and be trampled by tourists from South Dakota than be an accountant.”
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“The U.S. government alleges that for the past 45 years, the companies that manufacture and sell tobacco have waged an intentional and coordinated campaign of deceit”
Source : "Justice Department sues big tobacco firms". www.cnn.com. September 22, 1999.
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“Black people drink lots of beer. However, you won't see us skiing down a mountain for one, or see us diving for Frisbees on concrete for one.”
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“Life is like a box of crayons. Most people are the 8-color boxes, but what you're really looking for are the 64-color boxes with the sharpeners on the back. I fancy myself to be a 64-color box, though I've got a few missing.”
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“The older I get, the more I realize how rare it is to meet a kindred spirit.”
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“Identity is not inherent. It is shaped by circumstance and sensitivity and resistance to self-pity.”
Source : Dorothy West (2009). “The Wedding: A Novel”, p.82, Anchor