In the end, anti-Black, anti-female and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same thing: anti-humanism.

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"That I am a national figure because I was the first person in 192 years to be at once a congressman, black, and a woman proves, I think, that our society is not yet either just or free."

- Shirley Chisholm

Awareness

"Don’t listen to those who say YOU CAN’T. Listen to the voice inside yourself that says, I CAN."

- Shirley Chisholm

Self-confidence

"I don’t measure America by its achievement, but by its potential."

- Shirley Chisholm

Aspirations

"If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair."

- Shirley Chisholm

Empowerment

"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair."

- Shirley Chisholm

Empowerment

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"Beauty is a gentle and loving heart."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"There is no greater beauty than kindness and compassion."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Selflessness is the most beautiful trait one can possess."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"A kind heart can bring light to the darkest of places."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us."

- Flora Edwards

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