In many ways you can say that the prison serves as an institution that consolidates the state’s inability and refusal to address the most pressing social problems of this era. — Angela Davis

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Life is about accepting the challenges along the way, choosing to keep moving forward, and savoring the journey. ― Roy T. Bennett

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Just for the record darling, not all positive change feels positive in the beginning. — S.C. Lourie

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When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future.- Bernard Meltzer

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Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.

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Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. ― Helen Keller

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We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.

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If you want to change the fruits, you will first have to change the roots. If you want to change the visible, you must first change the invisible.

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If you can't do anything about it, then let it go. Don't be a prisoner to things you can't change. —Tony Gaskins

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If we don't like what the Republicans do, we need to get in there and change it. - Medgar Evers

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