Motivational Quotes of the Day

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Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - October 17, 2014
Sitting at the table doesn't make you a diner, unless you eat some of what's on that plate. Being here in America doesn't make you an American. Being born here in America doesn't make you an American.
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Malcolm X (1925 - 1965), Malcolm X Speaks, 1965  
I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.
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Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884 - 1980)  
You need only claim the event of your life to make yourself yours. When you truly possess all you have been and done, which may take some time, you are fierce with reality.
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Florida Scott-Maxwell, Oprah Magazine, May 2004  
I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you. I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.
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Barack Obama (1961 - ), Election Night Speech in Chicago, 11-04-08  
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