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My cousin LaVinia, Nana Reese’s daughter, always said, “You kids had all the burdens of being Black but none of the benefits.” It took me a long time to understand the reality of her observation.
“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
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“Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.”
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“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
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