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Lewis Hamilton Formula One Driver
Brother

"My brother and I are always playing F1 on the PlayStation and now I am going to be in one of those cars on the games!"

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Leader
Brother

"All life is interrelated. The agony of the poor impoverishes the rich; the betterment of the poor enriches the rich. We are inevitably our brother's keeper because we are our brother's brother. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly."

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Desmond Tutu Theologian, Activist
Brother

"Every praying person, every person who has an encounter with God, must have a passionate concern for his or her brother and sister, his or her neighbor. To treat any of these as if he were less than the child of God is to deny the validity of one's spiritual existence."

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Cornel West Philosopher
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"And when I talk about love, I'm talking about something that's great, though, brother. I'm talking about something that will sustain you."

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Brigham Young Religious Leader
Brother

"What a learned idea! Jesus, our elder brother, was begotten in the flesh by the same character that was in the garden of Eden, and who is our Father in Heaven. Now, let all who may hear these doctrines, pause before they make light of them, or treat them with indifference, for they will prove their salvation or damnation"

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Angela Davis Political Activist, Scholar
Brother

"I think we need to insist on a certain responsibility, which people have - particularly those who have made it into the ranks of the middle class because as [ Martin Luther] King said many years ago in a sense they have climbed out of the masses on the shoulders of their sisters and brothers and therefore, they do have some responsibility."

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Woody Allen Director, Actor, Writer
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"Life is horrible, but it is not relentlessly black from wire to wire. You can sit down and hear a Mozart symphony, or you can watch the Marx Brothers, and this will give you a pleasant escape for a while. And that is about the best that you can do."

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Tupac Shakur Rapper, Actor, Activist
Brother

"I was looking for a father, he was gone. I hung around with the thugs, and even though they sold drugs, they showed a young brother love."

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Ian Brown Musician
Brother

"I'm the only Red in our family! You know my father, my brother, my brother-in-law, my 14-year-old niece and two of my uncles are all City season ticket holders. So I'm gonna say 5-0 to United!"

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Mahatma Gandhi Political Leader
Brother

"A teetotaler would regard it as his duty to associate with his drunkard brother for the purpose of weaning him from the evil habit."

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Malala Yousafzai Activist, Author
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"For my brothers it was easy to think about the future. They can be anything they want. But for me it was hard and for that reason I wanted to become educated and empower myself with knowledge."

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Gautama Buddha Spiritual Teacher
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"There are no chains like hate...dwelling on your brother's faults multiplies your own. You are far from the end of your journey."

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Gustave Flaubert Novelist
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"I am alone on this road strewn with bones and bordered by ruins! Angels have their brothers, and demons have their infernal companions. Yet I have but the sound of my scythe when it harvests, my whistling arrows, my galloping horse. Always the sound of the same wave eating away at the world"

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Fyodor Dostoevsky Novelist, Philosopher
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"Brother, I’m not depressed and haven’t lost spirit. Life everywhere is life, life is in ourselves and not in the external. There will be people near me, and to be a human being among human beings, and remain one forever, no matter what misfortunes befall, not to become depressed, and not to falter – this is what life is, herein lies its task."

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Jordan Spieth Professional Golfer
Brother

"To be able to have winning in your blood growing up, whether it was pounding my little brother or trying to beat my dad in something, or just competing on teams with my friends, it was nonstop."

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