The more we can encourage participation, I think the better off we are. - Barack Obama

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I am a nationalist, and a Pan-Africanist, first and foremost. I was well grounded in history before ever taking a history course. I did not spend much formal time in school - I had to work.

Barack Obama

The more we can encourage participation, I think the better off we are.

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We are reminded that in the fleeting time we have on this Earth, what matters is not wealth or status or power or fame, but rather how well we have Loved and what small part we have played in making the lives of other people better.

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You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.

Define, Define You, Failures, Let, Teach

Keep exploring. Keep dreaming. Keep asking why. Don’t settle for what you already know. Never stop believing in the power of your ideas, your imagination, your hard work to change the world.

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Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

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Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to admit when you don't know something, and then allows you to learn something new.

Ask, Courage, Education, Help, Learning, School

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There is no sin that is a match for God's grace.

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The whole military structure in Haiti that existed until the early 1990s was put in place by the American occupation. At the top there were Southern white officers, who led an army that crushed the indigenous resistance - the cacos. A high-ranking U. S. officer said when he arrived, "To think these niggers speak French!" Later, Haitian officers attended the notorious School of the Americas at Fort Benning. The threat from the U. S. is something that is always hanging over people's heads: If we don't behave, we'll have occupation again.

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We are not apart from nature, we are a part of nature. And to betray nature is to betray us. To save nature is to save us.

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If my heart is broken, I should be thankful that I was blessed to have loved but I cannot live that wisely. That's why I cry.

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