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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.

John Lewis

Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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Comix Music Sense Style
Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
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Bird Civil Faith Movement Prayer Rights Wings
You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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Non Violence Optimism Philosophy
There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
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Civil Contribution Deal Movement Rights Story Women Women Empowerment
When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
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Admit Forgiveness Mistake People Wrong
Races don’t fall in love, genders don’t fall in love: Individuals fall in love. We all should be free to marry the person that we love.
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Fall In Love Freedom Individual Love Person Race
I would say to a young person: continue to study. Study what is taking place in your community, in your neighborhood, maybe at your school.
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Community Neighbour Place School Study Young
I don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
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Average Extraordinary Gift Grow Up Poor
I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.
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Believe Done Give Up Inspirational Want
You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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Believe Consistence Hard Justice Motivational Success
If you’re not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and just believe that if your consistent, you will succeed.
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Believe Consistence Give Up Hope Optimism Success
We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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Black Lives Matter Equality Fellow Human Treatment
I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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Country Hope Optimism Thinking Try
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.
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Individual Trouble
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.
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Arrive Believe Country Model Right True World
We must be headlights and not taillights.
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Light One Liner Positive

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