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    “You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can’t, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don’t give up.”

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    — Chuck Yeager, Pioneering American Test Pilot Who Broke The Sound Barrier, Who Died This Week At Age 97

    “It’s very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.”

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    — Alex Trebek, American-Canadian Television Game Show Host Who Recently Died At The Age Of 80

    “The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.”

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    — Aldous Huxley, English Writer, and Philosopher Best Known For His Book, “Brave New World”

    “It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.”

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    — James Baldwin, Renowned Author, Activist, and Civil Rights Icon

    “Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.”

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    — Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Pioneering Supreme Court Justice

    “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”

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    — John Dewey, Influential American Philosopher and Educational Reformer