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“A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.
— Pearl Bailey
Singer and actress
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Photo: George Chernilevsky · Public domain · source · Portrait: William Morris Agency (Public domain)
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“I like to think of ideas as potential energy. They're really wonderful, but nothing will happen until we risk putting them into action.
— Mae Jemison
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“I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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