The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted. -Diogenes

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The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts. ― Marcus Aurelius

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Let me tell you something: The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.

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The mob is the mother of tyrants. -Diogenes

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What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others. -Diogenes

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I wanted color. I wanted to soar with happiness even if it meant dealing with the weight of fear and guilt, too. I wanted to live. ― Heather Anastasiu

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Crime, like virtue, has its degrees.

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I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be. -Diogenes

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Patience is a conquering virtue.

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It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little. -Diogenes

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