Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.

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"Release all bitterness. Hold only love, only peace in your heart, knowing that the battle of good to overcome evil is already won."

- John Lewis

Love

"We have come a great distance in this country in the 50 years. But we still have a great distance to go before we fulfill the dream of Martin Luther King Jr."

- John Lewis

Hope

"Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America."

- John Lewis

Courage

"Ours is not the struggle of one day, one week, or one year. Ours is not the struggle of one judicial appointment or presidential term. Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in every generation must do our part."

- John Lewis

Courage

"Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble."

- John Lewis

Courage

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"In a sense, your small and simple sacrifices are the dots of daily living that make up the masterpiece painting of your life. You may not see how the dots connect now, and you don’t need to yet. Simply have faith enough for the moment you are living in now. Trust in God, and ‘out of small things [will come] that which is great’ [Doctrine and Covenants 64:33]."

- Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Faith

"With God all things are possible."

Faith

"For we walk by faith, not by sight."

Faith

"Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.’"

Faith

"Jesus answered, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’"

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