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To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
John LewisJohn Lewis I met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble. So I got in good trouble, necessary trouble.
John LewisJohn Lewis When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
John LewisJohn Lewis When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn’t like it.
John LewisJohn Lewis We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
John LewisJohn Lewis Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
John LewisJohn Lewis A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
John LewisJohn Lewis We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against.
John LewisJohn Lewis Every generation leaves behind a legacy. What that legacy will be is determined by the people of that generation. What legacy do you want to leave behind?
John LewisJohn Lewis You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
John LewisJohn Lewis If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.
John LewisJohn Lewis We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
John LewisJohn Lewis I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.
John LewisJohn Lewis We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
John LewisJohn Lewis I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
John LewisJohn Lewis Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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Caught inside my mind trapped between its horrid lines losing precious time.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados Some women will have you look at life differently.
Eleni SophiaEleni Sophia The biggest reward often require the largest risks.
Nicole BrownNicole Brown Being with you is familiar, like playing guitar after some time; the theory is there but my fingers have forgotten the chords.
AstaAsta Late-night conservations, Breathtaking memories, and an endless sky full of unseen dazzling stars. That’s how I want to remember us.
AurthurAurthur Nothing is more terrifying than falling in love.
Helena DegnHelena Degn People who cannot see through souls will keep searching for beauty in faces and will never find it.
Shilpa GoelShilpa Goel There is someone out there waiting to love you in all the ways you deserve.
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Protect your happiness like the most precious thing in the world.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson Your souls are precious and can only be equal to the price of Paradise, therefore sell them only at that price
Imam AliImam Ali He is many things – dangerous and devious, cunning and deadly, a good friend and an implacable enemy – but he comes from an age when a man’s word was indeed precious.
Michael ScottMichael Scott There is nothing more precious than laughter.
Frida KahloFrida Kahlo Children are the world’s future, and we need to take care of them like we would any precious resource.
Ziggy MarleyZiggy Marley Dung is more valuable than any precious metal. You cannot grow food in gold.
Michael ScottMichael Scott Dung is more valuable than any precious metal. You cannot grow food in gold.
Michael ScottMichael Scott I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
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