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To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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There is nothing respecting which a man may be so long unconscious as of the extent and strength of his prejudices. ↗

— Francis Jeffrey

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I've always overworked in the weight room. I love working with weights. I knew they'd give me the strength I needed. ↗

— Florence Griffith Joyner

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It requires more strength to be gentle, so it's the everyday encounters of life that I think we've prepared children for and prepared them to be good to other people and to consider other people. ↗

— Bob Keeshan

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Patience and time do more than strength or passion. ↗

— Jean de La Fontaine

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Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars. ↗

— Brian Tracy

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In short, the time has come for us as American and Iranian citizens to apply our mutual energy, intellect, and goodwill toward strengthening relations between our two countries, as their destinies are intertwined. ↗

— Cyrus Vance

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The Chinese government is quickly losing its ideological legitimacy, maintain its rule with force, but cannot draw strength from the ideology of Marx and Mao. ↗

— Steve Forbes

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We need to take steps to strengthen and mend Social Security so that its promise of a secure retirement is just as real for seniors in the future as it is today. ↗

— Herb Kohl

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Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use. ↗

— Ruth Gordon

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