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The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

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Now I had won the gold medal. But it didn't mean anything, because I didn't have the right color skin. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#prejudice #racism #skin #victory #life

Everything is acceptable until we stop accepting them. ↗

— Peter Adejimi

#politic #racism #slavery #life

Things always happen for a reason, that’s what everybody says.” “But often, not for the reasons we wanted.” “Yeah, it’s like a rule of life, or something.” Dia menghela napas. “But I think believing that things happen for a reason makes it easier for us to keep going. Dengan menerima kenyataan, kita akan lebih mudah bergerak maju, mengecilkan ruang untuk rasa sesal. ↗

— Winna Efendi

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Losing myself is so second nature to me by now that I'm always surprised when it's noticed by others. ↗

— Amy Wilensky

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There are no dirty words in this book, except for 'hell' and 'God', in case someone is fearing that an innocent child might see 1...Perhaps the only precept taught me by Grandfather Wills that I have honoured all my adult life is that profanity and obsceny entitle people who don't want unpleasant information to close their eyes and ears to you. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

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Its too easy to commit but too difficult to keep''~$amar ↗

— Samar Sudha

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...motherhood is the thing in a woman's life that catches her by total and complete surprise. ↗

— Melanie Shankle

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Life is not a recipe. Recipes are just descriptions of one person’s take on one moment in time. They’re not rules. People think they are. They look as if they are. They say, “Do this, not this. Add this, not that.” But, really, recipes are just suggestions that got written down. ↗

— Mario Batali

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Grass is always greener on your side, just switch places with your neighbor. ↗

— Saru Singhal

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