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There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls.

Howard Thurman
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There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls.
Howard Thurman
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I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is not just a way of life, it is a way to live fully.
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At one point in your life, you'll have the thing you want or the reasons why you don't.
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I've danced one time in my life. It was the most mortifying experience I ever had.
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