If not us, then who? If not now, then when?

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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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"You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute."

- Tina Fey

Taking Risks

"You cannot plow a field by turning it over in your mind. To begin, begin."

- Gordon B. Hinckley

Taking Risks

"Do not wait for the perfect time and place to enter, for you are already onstage."

Taking Risks

"If you don’t risk anything, you risk even more."

- Erica Jong

Taking Risks

"If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever."

- Thomas Aquinas

Taking Risks