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I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to r

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. – Oprah Winfrey

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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. – Oprah Winfrey

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Its much easier for me to make major life, multi-million dollar decisions, than it is to decide on a carpet for my front porch. Thats the truth. – Oprah Winfrey

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Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart. – Countess of Blessington

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Wherever there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent in that being, whatever may be the sex or complexion. – William Lloyd Garrison

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To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships. – W.E.B. DuBois

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You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but you can still be working on a plantation. – Billie Holiday

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