Ruby Bridges quotes
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“Don't follow the path. Go where there is no path and start a trail”
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“Each and every one of us is born with a clean heart. Our babies know nothing about hate or racism. But soon they begin to learn – and only from us. We keep racism alive. We pass it on to our children. We owe it to our children to help them keep their clean start.”
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“Racism is a grown-up disease and we must stop using our children to spread it.”
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“Kids know nothing about racism. They're taught that by adults.”
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“My message is really that racism has no place in the hearts and minds of our children.”
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“I now know that experience comes to us for a purpose, and if we follow the guidance of the spirit within us, we will probably find that the purpose is a good one.”
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“Don't follow the path. Go where there is no path and begin the trail. When you start a new trail equipped with courage, strength and conviction, the only thing that can stop you is you!”
-- Ruby Bridges
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“I do what I feel is right. I do not fear to walk on a new path and take risk.”
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“The so-called peace path is not peace and it is not a substitute for jihad and resistance”
Source : "A High Price: The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism". Book by Daniel Byman, p. 170, June 15, 2011.
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Source : Michael Frost, Alan Hirsch (2011). “The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage”, p.23, Baker Books
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“A throne is God's purpose for you; a cross is God's path for you; faith is God's plan for you.”
Source : Alan Redpath (2004). “The Making of a Man of God (Alan Redpath Library): Lessons from the Life of David”, p.54, Baker Books
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“A theory can be proved by experiment; but no path leads from experiment to the birth of a theory.”
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Source : Francis Parkman (2016). “The Oregon Trail: Juvenile History - - American”, p.25, VM eBooks
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Source : "Fitness Tips From Professional Dancers" By Tiffany Tse, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 22, 2012.
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