There is no other investment that has the kind of social multiplier effect that early education has. It is an incredible thing to nurture and watch grow and spread.

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I prefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.

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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.

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I believe education is the key. As an activist and a child of the developing world, I witnessed education's power to transform lives.

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You have to be very strong and tough-minded if you want to survive.

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Walking gets too boring, when you learn how to fly.

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Scars remind me of just how far that I've come.

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Education affects every major challenge we face in society. It creates economic growth, paves the way for peace and stability and helps erase the legacy of marginalization.

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My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.

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You can't achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.

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