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“If we do not act, we shall surely be dragged down the long, dark, and shameful corridors of time reserved for those who possess power without compassion, might without morality, and strength without sight.”
Martin Luther King Jr

“Since crime often grows out of a sense of futility and despair, Negro parents must be urged to give their children the love, attention, and sense of belonging that a segregated society deprives them of.”
Martin Luther King Jr

“Then we should find some artificial inoculation against love, as with smallpox. ”
Leo Tolstoy

“A moderately bad man knows he is not very good: a thoroughly bad man thinks he is alright. This is common sense really. You understand sleep when you are awake, not well you are sleeping.”
C.S. Lewis

“When someone gives you offense, it doesn't mean you have to take it.”
Joyce Meyer

“Never use abstract nouns when concrete ones will do. If you mean “More people died” don’t say “Mortality rose.”
C.S. Lewis

“Winning teams have players who put the good of the team ahead of themselves. They want to play in their area of strength, but they’re willing to do what it takes to take care of the team. They are willing to sacrifice their role for the greater goal.”
John C. Maxwell

“Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself.”
Martin Luther King Jr

“A morsel of genuine history is a thing so rare as to be always valuable.”
Thomas Jefferson

“I have a dream. I have a dream that one day, people will be judged by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin.”
Martin Luther King Jr

“There is a great deal of difference between knowing and understanding. You can know a lot about something and not really understand it.”
John C. Maxwell

“Imagine if you were asked by your country to be an ambassador to an enemy nation. You would probably have to learn a new language and adapt to some customs and cultural differences in order to be polite and accomplish your mission. As an ambassador you would not be able to isolate yourself from the enemy. To fulfill your mission, you would have to have contact and relate to them.”
Rick Warren

“You can start right where you stand and apply the habit of going the extra mile by rendering more service and better service than you are now being paid for.” 
Napoleon Hill

“Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life. We were made to have meaning. This is why people try dubious methods, like astrology or psychics, to discover it. When life has meaning, you can bear almost anything; without it, nothing is bearable.”
Rick Warren

“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”
Martin Luther King Jr

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