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Since new developments are the products of a creative mind, we must therefore stimulate and encourage that type of mind in every way possible. ↗

— George Washington Carver

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I remember teachers who really singled me out for their discouragement. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

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We must do all we can to empower parents and communities to protect our youth and to encourage healthy behavior free from binge drinking and other forms of alcohol abuse. ↗

— Jon Corzine

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The really courageous and bold thing is to make movies about human behaviour. ↗

— Laura Dern

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May your dreams be larger than mountains and may you have the courage to scale their summits. ↗

— Harley King

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What I’ve realized is that life doesn’t count for much unless you’re willing to do your small part to leave our children — all of our children — a better world. Any fool can have a child. That doesn’t make you a father. It’s the courage to raise a child that makes you a father. ↗

— Barack Obama

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The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

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If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive. ↗

— Brené Brown

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I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare. ↗

— Maya Angelou

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Sometimes I ask myself, "Do I have the courage to do the right thing when it matters most?" And that answer, I'm afraid, is silence. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

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