"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves."
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"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality."
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"The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but, it is fear."
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"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus."
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"The best form of saying is doing."
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"It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies."
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"Africans and persons of African descent must assume the primary responsibility and leadership in historical research....if we are to continue to leave practically all important historical research and writing concerning the black race to the white man, then we must be prepared to accept, uncomplainingly, the white man's point of view."
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"No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive."
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"No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it."
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"If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive."
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"If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself."
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"Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."
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"Vision is the Art of seeing Things invisible."
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"Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion."
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"People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives."
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"It is not the biggest, the brightest or the best that will survive, but those who adapt the quickest."
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"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."
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"I want to be a positive role model, especially for kids and Aboriginal people... When people see me, often all they see is another Australian athlete having a go. It isn't until they see the full Cathy Freeman picture that they realise how proud I am of my ancestry and heritage. I'd like a little more tolerance and acceptance of my culture and all the differing cultures that make up Australia."
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"A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have."
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"Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from the corn field."
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