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Founded in 1933, the Norfolk Forum is the oldest publicly-subscribed speakers' forum in the country, securing 4 high profile public figures each year.

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"There is something about him that is so peaceful and so serene despite all of the horrible things he had been through. His spirit was never broken." -Linda Johnson Rice on meeting Nelson Mandela #TheNorfolkForum

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"I still walk in her shoes every day. I do not hide from that responsibility and I don't let it weigh me down, either." -Linda Johnson Rice on following her mother's footsteps #TheNorfolkForum

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"If I have an ounce of sophistication in me, it's because of my mother. She loved art and culture and fashion and she especially loved to share fashion with black people." -Linda Johnson Rice on her mother, Eunice Johnson #thenorfolkforum

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"It provided an opportunity for black people to become writers, artists, graphic designers, art directors, when they weren't welcome to do so." -Linda Johnson Rice on Jet and Ebony Magazine #thenorfolkforum

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"He opened up a window for African Americans to see themselves in and be proud of." -Linda Johnson Rice on her father, John Johnson #thenorfolkforum

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"Too many of us look to the media for affirmation and not information." -@maraliasson

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"Voters are motivated by negative partisanship, which is why both parties try to scare the living daylights out of you." -@MaraLiasson

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"The big question about Trump is does he hurt or help Republicans? The answer is 'yes.'" -@MaraLiasson

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"We're not just deeply divided, we're evenly divided, which makes for even more unstable politics." -@maraliasson

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"I consider working as a political journalist an exercise in humility. Every day, I wake up and find out how the things I thought were true are wrong." -@maraliasson

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"It's like all of our democratic institutions are going through a giant stress test." -@maraliasson

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"Maybe a little less hard power and a little more soft power would keep us safer." -@ricksteves #NorfolkForum

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"We can still do it. When we travel, we realize how hopeful things can be." -@ricksteves #NorfolkForum

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"I have never received such a friendly, warm reception while working on the streets as I did in Iran." -@ricksteves #NorfolkForum

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"People think Europeans and Americans are at odds...but we're fundamentally, like siblngs." -@ricksteves #NorfolkForum

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"We need to be cultural chameleons. I almost feel myself physically change between countries, because I start to crave things I normally wouldn't." -@ricksteves #NorfolkForum

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"That is why I teach. To get Americans out of their comfort zone. Go where you're not supposed to go!" -@ricksteves #NorfolkForum

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"People try so hard to avoid the culture shock. I think culture shock is a beautiful thing. It is the growing pains of an expanding perspective." -@ricksteves #NorfolkForum

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"There is a Maslow's hierarchy of travel needs. Transportation, getting there, that's the bottom rung. The next rung is experiencing the art and culture, but the pinnacle of the hierarchy is getting out of your comfort zone." -@ricksteves #NorfolkForum

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"It is hard to go off the beaten path. In America, we talk about herd immunity but I think we have a herd mentality. We all go to the same places!" -@ricksteves #NorfolkForum