Although very few people are actually called upon to live in palaces a very large number are unwilling to admit the fact. — Osbert Lancaster Copy Share Image
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We [African-Americans] are nearly half of all of the new cases of HIV every year, but we only represent 13 percent of… — Jay Ellis Copy Share Image
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All things were together, infinite both in number and in smallness; for the small too was infinite. — Anaxagoras Copy Share Image
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Only when women wield power in significant numbers will we create a society that genuinely works for all women … that will… — Anne-Marie Slaughter Copy Share Image
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