Quote by Alice Walker
Im not convinced that women have the education or the sense of the

Im not convinced that women have the education or the sense of their own history enough or that they understand the cruelty of which men are capable and the delight that many men will take in seeing you choose to chain yourself – then they get to say See, you did it yourself. – Alice Walker

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As long as the Earth can make a spring every year, I can. As long as the Earth can flower and produce nurturing fruit, I can, because Im the Earth. I wont give up until the Earth gives up. – Alice Walker

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Earth
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Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of their own conception and realize a partnership in the creation of the Universe that keeps them responsible and cheerful. – Alice Walker

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Labor
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I can be almost terminally grief-stricken because things are so dire, but at the same time, theres a real lightheartedness about just the recoverability of life, of how things change, how theyre not the same, ever again. – Alice Walker

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Change
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Inclusive, good-quality education is a foundation for dynamic and equitable societies. – Desmond Tutu

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Our universities and museums are respected around the country. – Jane Byrne

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Education

And Im very surprised that all this stuff actually worked out to where I could have a career in film, gain the benefit of my education, and be thankful that I was able to break into my craft as an actor. – Terrence Howard

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Education

I had passed through the entire British education system studying literature, culminating in three years of reading English at Oxford, and theyd never told me about something as basic as the importance of point of view in fiction! – Philip Pullman

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Education

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It is the truth that irritates a person. – Proverb

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I wanted to be an astronaut and wanted to go to space camp, but then I found out that I was too short to become an astronaut. My mom really made me believe that if I worked hard enough and if I really wanted to do it, I could do it. – Soleil Moon Frye

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I have a very firm grasp on reality! I can reach out and strangle it any time! – Author Unknown

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There is an increasingly pervasive sense not only of failure, but of futility. The legislative process has become a cruel shell game and the service system has become a bureaucratic maze, inefficient, incomprehensible, and inaccessible. – Elliot Richardson

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