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" Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big. "

Theodore Roosevelt

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" With self-discipline most anything is possible. "

" To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan... believe... act! "

" Parents and schools should place great emphasis on the idea that it is all right to be different. Racism and all the other 'isms' grow from primitive tribalism, the instinctive hostility against those of another tribe, race, religion, nationality, class or whatever. You are a lucky child if your parents taught you to accept diversity. "

" How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens. "

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