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If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.

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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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At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.

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Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.

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What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.

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Many have fought for and even lost their lives to end segregation, to win the right to vote. It disappoints me to now have to cajole people to register and to vote.

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Many kids come out of college, they have a credit card and a diploma. They don't know how to buy a house or a car or health insurance or life insurance. They do not know basic microeconomics.

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Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.

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While I've spent a lot of quality time with my children, perhaps it's not been enough.

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Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: October 8th, 1941

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