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I could have easily been a statistic. Growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., it was easy - a little too easy - to get into trouble. Surrounded by poor schools, lack of resources, high unemployment rates, poverty, gangs and more, I watched as many of my peers fell victim to a vicious cycle of diminished opportunities and imprisonment.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Been Brooklyn Could Cycle Diminished Easily Easy Fell Gangs Get Growing Growing Up High Imprisonment Lack Little Many More Opportunities Peers Poor Poverty Rates Resources Schools Statistic Surrounded Too Trouble Unemployment Up Vicious Victim Watched

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Whenever people say 'women's soccer,' I want to correct them to say 'soccer.' Every girl has had their sport diminished because they're girls.

~Alex Morgan

Topics: Because Correct Diminished Every Girl Had People People Say Say Soccer Sport Them Want Whenever Women

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The citizen is becoming a pawn in a game where nobody knows the rules, where everybody consequently doubts that there are rules at all, and where the vocabulary has been diminished to such an extent that nobody is even sure what the game is all about.

~Andrew Eldritch

Topics: About Becoming Been Citizen Consequently Diminished Doubts Even Everybody Extent Game Knows Nobody Pawn Rules Sure Vocabulary Where

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As to happiness in this life it is hardly compatible with that diminished respect which ever attends the relinquishing of labour.

~Anthony Trollope

Topics: Compatible Diminished Ever Happiness Hardly Labour Life Respect Which

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It is true that of all the states in India, Nagaland has a unique history. We are sensitive to this historical fact. But this uniqueness has in no way diminished the spirit of patriotism among the Naga people.

~Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Topics: Among Diminished Fact Historical History India Patriotism People Sensitive Spirit States True Unique Uniqueness Way

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I think, if you have enough inner resources, then you can live in isolation for long periods of time and not feel diminished by it.

~Aung San Suu Kyi

Topics: Diminished Enough Feel Inner Isolation Live Long Long Periods Periods Resources Then Think Time You I Think

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Hall & Oates is one of the few musical groups as satisfying now as it was back then. There's something incredibly musically satisfying about their songs. Nothing has diminished my love for them.

~Ben Gibbard

Topics: About Back Diminished Few Groups Hall Incredibly Love Musical Musically Nothing Now Satisfying Something Songs Them Then

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A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Cake Diminished Easily Edges Empire Great Like Most

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My appetite for self-destruction and misery is greatly diminished. I'm not interested in being unhappy.

~Boy George

Topics: Appetite Being Diminished Greatly Interested Misery Not Interested Self-Destruction Unhappy

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There is no lack of profitability or investment among these telecommunications companies. There is nothing that an open-internet order did to them that diminished their success.

~Brian Schatz

Topics: Among Companies Did Diminished Investment Lack Nothing Order Profitability Success Telecommunications Them

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