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You [the Gallaudet students] have brought the deaf community together.... You are my heroes.
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O Divine Providence, I ask not for more riches but more wisdom with which to make wiser use of the riches you gave me at birth, consisting in the power to control and direct my own mind to whatever ends I might desire.
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We are pushed forward by the social forces, reluctant and stumbling, our faces over our shoulders, clutching at every relic of the past as we are forced along; still adoring whatever is behind us. We insist upon worshipping 'the God of our fathers.' Why not the God of our children? Does eternity only stretch one way?
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You can't pick and choose the days that you feel like being responsible. It's not something that disappears when you're tired.
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I would never give anybody any advice about anything.
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When you're doing stand-up, you can comment if something fails, get a laugh from that.
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I very much adore people who are outcasts, and I've always loved to be around interesting, circus-type people.
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Most fears cannot withstand the test of careful scrutiny and analysis. When we expose our fears to the light of thoughtful examination they usually just evaporate.
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From the time I started school, it was clear to everyone that I wasn't learning at the same pace as other kids.
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If I don't have room for an item, I put it in warehouses.
