You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and exert the utmost power of your mind. If one way does not lead to the desired meaning, take another; if obstacles arise, then still another; until, if your strength holds out, you will find that clear which at first looked dark.

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Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice. - Beyonce Knowles

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We need a real tent city in the heart of Moscow. -Alexei Navalny

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If you have the power to put a smile on one person’s face, you have the power to change the world. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

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Consistency for me is everything. -Alexei Navalny

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People aren't really afraid of my views. They are just afraid of the word 'nationalism.' -Alexei Navalny

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The questioning is a stupid formality aimed exclusively at preventing us from speaking at the demonstration. -Alexei Navalny

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The party of swindlers and thieves is putting forward its chief swindler and its chief thief for the presidency. We must vote against him, struggle against him. -Alexei Navalny

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If any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency. ― bell hooks

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Nobody wants a political prisoner, but a political emigrant is no problem. Alexei Navalny

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