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"A black C student can't do shit with his life. A black C student can't be a manager at Burger King. Meanwhile, a white C student just happens to be the President of the United States."

— Chris Rock

Entertainment1965

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"Time was passing like a hand waving from a train I wanted to be on. I hope you never have to think about anything as much as I think about you."

— Jonathan Safran Foer

Literature1977

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"The only Real Sacrifice is that in which, in pursuance of this Love, all things — body, mind, position, welfare and even life itself — are sacrificed."

— Meher Baba

Philosophy1894–1969

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"I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life"

— Madeleine Albright

Politics1937–2022

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