I would permit no man, no matter what his color might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. ― Booker T. Washington

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For too long in this society, we have celebrated unrestrained individualism over common community. — Joe Biden

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No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.

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Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it.

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Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. — Vince Lombardi

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I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. ― Henry David Thoreau

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I'm on the pursuit of awesomeness, excellence is the bare minimum. ― Kanye West

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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. -Calvin Coolidge

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Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

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Always define your area of excellence. Establish the area where you will be the best.

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