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No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking. – Ruth Benedict

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Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make. – Ruth Benedict

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Racism
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I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world. – Ruth Benedict

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strength
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Perception
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The perplexity of life arises from there being too many interesting things in it for us to be interested properly in any of them. – G. K. Chesterton

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Perception

You are only as wise as others perceive you to be. – M. Shawn Cole

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Perception

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one. – Albert Einstein

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Perception

Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swans egg. – Hans Christian Andersen

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Perception

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Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions. – Mike Krzyzewski

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Womens courage is rather different from mens. The fact that women have to bring up children and look after husbands makes them braver at facing long-term issues, such as illness. Men are more immediately courageous. Lots of people are brave in battle. – Mary Wesley

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At the innermost core of all loneliness is a deep and powerful yearning for union with ones lost self. – Brendan Francis

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