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“My father was very much a handy person round the house, and I learnt a lot of carpentry from him.”
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“The American Indian is of the soil, whether it be the region of forests, plains, pueblos, or mesas. He fits into the landscape, for the hand that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings. He once grew as naturally as the wild sunflowers, he belongs just as the buffalo belonged....”
Source : Luther Standing Bear (2006). “Land of the Spotted Eagle”, p.247, U of Nebraska Press
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“We don’t come out of the womb filled with prejudice, racism, and homophobia. Kids are taught to hate, so we have to protect our young people’s minds from those evils.”
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“You must put the odor of the human body into images describe for me the implacable, the egoistic, the sensual, the cruel there are nothing but disgusting people in this world.”
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“Never forget that intelligence rules the world and ignorance carries the burden. Therefore, remove yourself as far as possible from ignorance and seek as far as possible to be intelligent.”
Source : Marcus Garvey (1987). “Marcus Garvey Life and Lessons: A Centennial Companion to the Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers”, p.189, Univ of California Press
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“You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.”
Source : "The Industrial Decalogue" (1916). These "ten cannots" are frequently, but falsely, attributed to Abraham Lincoln.
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“If you allow dunya to own your heart, like the ocean that owns the boat, it will take over. You will sink down to the depths of the sea. You will touch the ocean floor.”
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“Life is cruel? Compared to what?”
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“I understand that nobody understands me, but I can't be someone I'm not.”
Source : "Audrey Tautou: how the French learned to love the star of Amélie" by Kim Willsher, www.theguardian.com. April 13, 2013. 
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“I wouldn't want to create the impression that I wouldn't like the government of the United States to be Islamic sometime in the future.”
Source : "American Islamic Lobby Gets Out The Vote" by Art Moore, www.wnd.com. February 21, 2002.
