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> [“As a person of color in America, you need to fly to reach the hallowed gates of wealth and mainstream success while others can just walk. "Good" is not good enough. You have to be exceptional, especially when you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wajahat-ali/as-a-person-of-color-in-america-you-need-to-fly-to-reach-the-hallowed/)

Wajahat Ali

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## More by Wajahat Ali

> [“As a person of color in America, you need to fly to reach the hallowed gates of wealth and mainstream success while others can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wajahat-ali/as-a-person-of-color-in-america-you-need-to-fly-to-reach-the-hallowed/)

Wajahat Ali

> [“If we analyze white supremacy from the philosophical lens of Star Wars, then it is all the Sith Lords, the Empire, and the First…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wajahat-ali/if-we-analyze-white-supremacy-from-the-philosophical-lens-of-star/)

Wajahat Ali

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