Quote by Harriet Tubman
I grew up like a neglected weed - ignorant of liberty, having no e

I grew up like a neglected weed – ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it. – Harriet Tubman

Other quotes by Harriet Tubman

I had crossed the line. I was free but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land. – Harriet Tubman

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Freedom
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Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. – Harriet Tubman

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Change
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We saw the lightning and that was the guns and then we heard the thunder and that was the big guns; and then we heard the rain falling and that was the blood falling; and when we came to get in the crops, it was dead men that we reaped. – Harriet Tubman

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War
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I really do love Diana Ross I grew up listening to her records. I grew up in a little town in Mexico, so while we got the music, we never got the experience of watching her. – Salma Hayek

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A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. – Mark Twain

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Experience

Sometimes I get so bold and Im so confident about what Im doing that I actually try to be more of a dork because its a really liberating feeling to experience what its like to not care. – John Mayer

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Experience

I like directors who have worked as actors. They know the experience. – Gabrielle Union

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