First gave in to the urge to pray to their sense of something greater than themselves and interpreted certain signs or events or silences as responses to those prayers.
ABERJHANIBecause Mr. Mandelas early opponents invested so many resources into distorting the true nature of his advocacy
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As a poet and to accept the fact that life had never given me any choice in the matter. And then I had to discover exactly what that meant.
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And to empower them to confront the worst in themselves in order to discover and claim the best in themselves.
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela might be measured in part by the profound and unique gestures made by people in different countries to honor his life upon learning of his death.
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Varieties of angels, like varieties of love, are many.
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Erotic love, traditionally, has been described as shared sexual attraction.
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Women and Men, Christians and Jews, Muslims and Buddhists, white, black, red, brown.
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In honor of Oprah Winfrey: Even greater than the ability to inspire others with hope is the power to motivate them to give as much to the lives of others as they would give to their own
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And the relentless suffocation of that singular breath which makes human beings individuals.
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The music of revelation announces itself to the reader in somber brooding tones or in melodies light as air and one is invited to dance with the most captivating of partners: poetry.
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As history has demonstrated many times over, change may arrive slowly or quickly but it is the one constant, in one form or another, on which we can all count.
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Life possesses an amazing array of profoundly sad faces.
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If life is a birthday cake let my face be smeared with its icing of cognac and kindness.
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With my ninth mind I resurrect my first and dance slow to the music of my soul made new.
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The best of humanity’s recorded history is a creative balance between horrors endured and victories achieved, and so it was during the Harlem Renaissance.
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It also contains a humbling light of recognition that compels many to do whatever they can to help reinforce the efforts of those who might be ‘at risk’ of not just giving up on their dreams, but of giving up on their continued existence.
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