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Only 50 years ago persons with intellectual disabilities were scorned, isolated and neglected. Today, they are able to attend school, become employed and assimilate into… — Nelson Mandela
The first thing my family did when we moved was join the local church. The second was to go to the library and get library… — John Grisham
Accusations are made directly to Rome about theologians from persons who are not theologians. Some of these accusations are anonymous. The local bishop should be… — Godfried Danneels
Perhaps the most vivid recollection of my youth is that of the local wheelmen, led by my father, stopping at our home to eat pone,… — Tennessee Williams
I didn't just start with ...local city officials because I knew that they would understand the problem. I started with them because I knew that… — Michelle Obama
Ten years ago, 15 years ago, I think the church would have been asleep at the switch. This level of activism and engagement with the… — Bill Hybels
Dear friends, let us not forget the flesh of Christ which is in the flesh of refugees: their flesh is the flesh of Christ. It… — Pope Francis
The challenge, then, is to take minds and hearts formed over the long millennia of living in local troops and equip them with ideas and… — Kwame Anthony Appiah
There was a time in the United States when most of our financial institutions were local. Which essentially meant that local communities were able to… — David Korten
The best way to be GLOBAL is to be LOCAL — Alex Atala
For those who resist the notion that the mainstream is a genre, we recommend that they browse the shelves of their local bookstore. For if… — James Patrick Kelly
I grew up in Baltimore. And yes, I am a big sports fan, especially when it comes to my local teams. — Josh Charles
If anybody wanted to photograph my life, they'd get bored in a day. 'Heres Matt at home learning his lines. Here's Matt researching in aisle… — Matt Damon
I went to a local high school in Lancaster. Not much I can say about it; it was pretty much your typical public high school… — Jonathan Groff
History is instructive. And what it suggests to people is that even if they do little things, if they walk on the picket line, if… — Howard Zinn
I've worked with Ed Bradley, Dan Rather and lots of different local news anchors. — Mika Brzezinski
I have a group of people, about 40, in a local church in Surrey in England, who pray for me regularly. — Cliff Richard
We mustn't assume that we are going to deinvent government solely from inside the Beltway or within one or two sessions of Congress. We will… — Jeb Bush
Those who do not know the plans of competitors cannot prepare alliances. Those who do not know the lay of the land cannot maneuver their… — Sun Tzu
Racial discrimination in public education is unconstitutional.....All provisions of federal, state or local law requiring or permitting such discrimination must yield to this principle. — Earl Warren

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