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Chinua Achebe Novelist, Poet
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"Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again."

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Chris Sharma Rock Climber
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"When I was 17, I blew out my knee bouldering, and I wasn't able to climb for a year. It was hard for me to have to stay away from what I love and what makes me happy. But it was a wake-up call to take care of my body and not be too reckless."

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Zhuangzi Philosopher
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"When you're dreaming, you don't know it's a dream. You might even interpret a dream in your dream - and then wake up and realize it was all a dream. Perhaps a great awakening will reveal this to be a dream as well."

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Fran Lebowitz Author, Essayist
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"What starts love is your ability to stupefy and blind yourself to the point of being able to fall in love. What stops it is waking up."

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Nhat Hanh Zen Master, Author
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"You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow."

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DeVon Franklin Producer, Author
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"Waking up in the morning, you didn't have to even think, you did it. Being able to get to work, didn't even have to think, you did it. That's miraculous."

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Mahatma Gandhi Political Leader
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"I once Experimented with marijuna, next thing I know I'm waking up with blood on my hands.......and not my own blood."

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