TheInspired Sage
Protea acaulos, Proteaceae, flowerheads; Sir Lowry's Pass, Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
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If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.
Carol Moseley-Braun
— Carol Moseley-Braun
US Senator and ambassador

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Carol Moseley-Braun
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African American
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“If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive…” — Carol Moseley-Braun · The Inspired Sage