Quote #23

'I wanted to indulge and explore my love of humanity and especially my concern for persons less fortunate than myself.'

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  2. 'I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sa…
  3. 'Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.'
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  5. 'A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.'
  6. 'My only true regret, however, is that now that I see the world more clearly than ever, as I believe I do, I don't seem to have the time le…
  7. 'I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments,' he once said. 'That's no contribution to society. That [tennis] was purely s…
  8. 'My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.'

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