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I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself

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

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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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Perception
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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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Ruth Benedict
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I had no doubts I could go to the pole. I may not be as strong, but I make up for physical strength in other areas, like steadiness and not panicking under stress. – Ann Bancroft

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strength

I would fight for my liberty so long as my strength lasted, and if the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me. – Harriet Tubman

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strength

So many older people, they just sit around all day long and they dont get any exercise. Their muscles atrophy, and they lose their strength, their energy and vitality by inactivity. – Jack LaLanne

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strength

Weve worked very hard as a band and would like to think weve got this far on the strength of our music. – Caroline Corr

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Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it. – David Herbert Lawrence

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Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves. – Jawaharlal Nehru

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