America loves the myth of a meritocracy more than anything else, because it lets us ignore the reality of the impact of bigotry.

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"Sometimes being a good ally is about opening the door for someone instead of insisting that your voice is the only one that matters."

- Mikki Kendall

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"No woman has to be respectable to be valuable."

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

- Beauty and the Beast

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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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