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"To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time"

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“It is very nearly impossible to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of t...”

James Baldwin

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“God does not play dice with the universe.”

“If you’re absent during my struggle don’t expect to be present during my success.”

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“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”

“I think a role model is a mentor – someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.”

“It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward”

“The greatest victories are not those won on the court, but those won within ourselves.”

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“Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”

“When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the sit...”