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Quote by Angela Davis
I grew up in the southern United States in a city which at that ti

I grew up in the southern United States in a city which at that time during the late 40s and early 50s was the most segregated city in the country, and in a sense learning how to oppose the status quo was a question of survival. – Angela Davis

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Its true that its within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to work through political issues, which I think is good, although its not going to solve the problems. – Angela Davis

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Politics
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Angela Davis
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Now, if we look at the way in which the labor movement itself has evolved over the last couple of decades, we see increasing numbers of black people who are in the leadership of the labor movement and this is true today. – Angela Davis

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Leadership
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I discovered that in a story I could safely dream any dream, hope any hope, go anywhere I pleased any time I pleased, fight any foe, win or lose, live or die. My stories created a safe experimental learning place. – Donald Davis

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Just because you are CEO, dont think you have landed. You must continually increase your learning, the way you think, and the way you approach the organization. Ive never forgotten that. – Indra Nooyi

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I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing its not a western invention. – Garry Kasparov

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It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship. – Norman Vincent Peale

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