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“Let us pick up our books and our pens,â€� I said. “They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.”
― I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
― I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

“It is love and friendship, the sanctity and celebration of our relationships, that not only support a good life, but create one. Through friendships, we spark and inspire one another's ambitions.”
― Crossing to Safety
― Crossing to Safety

“Yes, helping the poor helps keep them stuck in poverty. As Jesus said, 'Tough love thy neighbor as thyself, get your own loaves and fishes.'-- Stephen Colbert”
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“Hope is the most treacherous thing in the world. It lifts you and lets you plummet. But as long as you're being lifted you don't worry about plummeting.”
― Rose Under Fire
― Rose Under Fire

“Incredible what slender threads you begin to hang your hopes on.”
― Code Name Verity
― Code Name Verity

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