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“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” ― W.B. Yeats

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“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

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The more that you read, the more things you will know, the more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”– Dr. Seuss

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The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. – Aristotle

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An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. –  Benjamin Franklin

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Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. – Malcolm X

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Change is the end result of all true learning. – Leo Buscaglia

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“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” —Maya Angelou

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“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” —Shirley Chisholm

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“Life is not a spectator sport. If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion, you’re wasting your life.” —Jackie Robinson

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“Dreams are lovely but they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It’s hard work that makes things happen. It’s hard work that creates change.” —Shonda Rhimes

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“I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.” —Serena Williams

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Let’s all reach out to our SC state legislators! SC teachers deserve a raise that is FULLY funded by the state!

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“When we’re talking about diversity, it’s not a box to check. It is a reality that should be deeply felt and held and valued by all of us.” —Ava DuVernay

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“Every time you state what you want or believe, you’re the first to hear it. It’s a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don’t put a ceiling on yourself.” —Oprah Winfrey

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“If the only time you think of me as a scientist is during Black History Month, then I must not be doing my job as a scientist.” —Neil deGrasse Tyson

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“If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.” —Marcus Garvey

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“I had no idea that history was being made.  I was just tired of giving up.” —Rosa Parks

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“Today we know with certainty that segregation is dead.  The only question remaining is how costly will be the funeral.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“Racism isn’t born, folks, it’s taught.  I have a two-year-old son. You know what he hates?  Naps! End of list.” —Dennis Leary