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You know, failure hurts. Any kind of failure stings. If you live in the sting, you will - undoubtedly - fail. My way of getting…

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Recalling the aftermath of her father's death from alcoholism at age 42, this memoirist reminisces: I couldn't deny that our life was…
I don't view prosecutors and attorneys as natural enemies. ... Though their roles are oppositional, the two simply have different roles to…
If the issue is letting the states experiment and letting the society have more time to figure out its direction, why is…
So they can create a class they don't like-here, homosexuals-or a class that they consider is suspect in the marriage category, and…
I was fifteen years old when I understood how it is that things break down: people can't imagine someone else's point of…
The dynamism of any diverse community depends not only on the diversity itself but on promoting a sense of belonging among those…
The challenges I have faced—among them material poverty, chronic illness, and being raised by a single mother—are not uncommon, but neither have…
I have come to believe that in order to thrive, a child must have at least one adult in her life who…
Sometimes, even if there was no useful advice to give, I saw that listening still helped.
Looking out at that crowd, I imagined those who had not yet arrived, minority students who, in years to come, would make…
I would warn any minority student today against the temptations of self-segregation: take support and comfort from your own group as you…
When I call myself an affirmative action baby, I'm talking about the essence of what affirmative action was when it started.

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I realized that I could have been in galleries much sooner. I just needed to get past the fear of rejection. I… — Mark Edward
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You know, failure hurts. Any kind of failure stings. If you live in the sting, you will - undoubtedly - fail. My… — Sonia Sotomayor
Falling down ain't falling down, If you don't cry when you hit the floor, It's called the past cause I'm getting past,… — Alicia Keys
God, I loved him. I could insist I was okay with just being friends, that I'd find someone else and get over… — Kelley Armstrong
Really, just looking around, you feel a twinge of pity for the poor souls who succeeded in getting past the Pearly Gates.… — Chuck Palahniuk
Though at this moment she felt abused, abandoned, and ashamed of herself, Madeleine knew that she was still young, that she had… — Jeffrey Eugenides
How come we've got these bodies? They are frail supports for what we feel. There are times I get so hemmed in… — Louise Erdrich
And it’s more. It’s about getting past that question of whats wrong with me, to knowing there’s nothing wrong, that you were… — Julie Anne Peters

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