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"Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice... Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom."
"Confidentially, the type of male I find most enjoyable for a friend is one who has enough fire and assurance to speak up for his convictions."
"Someday I want to have children and give them all the love I never had."
"Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another."
"Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity."
"True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness."
"Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed."
"Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You'll find what you need to furnish it - memory, friends you can trust, love of learning, and other such things. That way it will go with you wherever you journey."
"With gentleness overcome anger. With generosity overcome meanness. With truth overcome deceit."
"No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated."
"Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure."
"It does not matter what sixty-six percent of people do in any particular situation. All that matters is what you do."
"It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody."
"I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it."
"Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense."
"You are your best thing"
"It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways."
"To be successful you don't need to do extraordinary things, you just need to do ordinary things extraordinarily well."
"Be certain that you do not die without having done something wonderful for humanity."
"The giving of love and understanding is an education in itself."
