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" I can't imagine what it must be like to be one of the indigenous people of the United States of America. I can't imagine watching the news every day - as people debate whose country this is and who should be in charge of it and how to make it great again - and hardly ever see your people brought into the discussion. "

W. Kamau Bell

Great

People

Indigenous People

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" In October, a maple tree before your window lights up your room like a great lamp. Even on cloudy days, its presence helps to dispel the gloom. "

" A great accomplishment shouldn't be the end of the road, just the starting point for the next leap forward. "

" Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous. "

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" The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck. "

" Everything has seasons, and we have to be able to recognize when something's time has passed and be able to move into the next season. Everything that is alive requires pruning as well, which is a great metaphor for endings. "

" There have been so many great moments, and I feel so blessed every day. "

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" Great teachers are the ones who inspire you. "

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" The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it. "

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