Racism is taught in the home. We agree on that? Well, it’s very hard to teach racism to a teenager who’s listening to rap music and who idolizes, say, Snoop Dogg. It’s hard to say, ‘That guy is less than you.’ The kid is like, ‘I like that guy, he’s cool. How is he less than me?

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"I will not lose, for even in defeat, there’s a valuable lesson learned, so it evens up for me."

- Jay-Z

Resilience

"Nobody built like you, you design yourself."

- Jay-Z

Empowerment

"You learn more in failure than you ever do in success."

- Jay-Z

Learning from Mistakes

"A loss ain’t a loss, it’s a lesson."

- Jay-Z

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"Identity is a prison you can never escape, but the way to redeem your past is not to run from it, but to try to understand it, and use it as a foundation to grow."

- Jay-Z

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"She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within."

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"We should never judge someone based on their appearance."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Beauty and ugliness are merely subjective labels. What matters is who we are inside."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"When we see beyond appearances, we discover the true essence of a person."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Worry is a misuse of imagination."

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