Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville.
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George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial number of them were dead.
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Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams, rater than pushed by our memories.
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I cast my bread on the waters long ago. Now it's time for you to send it back to me - toasted and buttered on both sides.
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A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever.
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When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through.
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Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.
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In many ways, history is marked as 'before' and 'after' Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand up, and the walls of segregation came down.
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So here we are today with a new conversation. When University of Georgia plays Georgia Tech, it's uniform color versus skin color. We have - we've overcome that level of racial fear.
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No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams.
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