One day, I know the struggle will change. There's got to be a change - not only for Mississippi, not only for the people in the United States, but people all over the world.- Fannie Lou Hamer

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Your life is your message to the world. Make it inspiring. – Sady Ali Khan

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You must have dreams and goals if you are ever going to achieve anything in this world.

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To me, we are the most beautiful creatures in the whole world. Black people. And I mean that in every sense.- Nina Simone

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Why do we expect to be better treated in this world than Jesus was?

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Art should never be sociological; it has got to be timeless. It's got to be your vision and how you can represent the world you see.

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A poet's work . . . to name the unnamable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world and stop it from going to sleep.

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I believe in me more than anything in this world.

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In the end, it's the people who are curious who change the world.

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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.

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