Contrary to popular belief, ...

Contrary to popular belief, there are lots of actions on the part of Jefferson and Hemings that \
Contrary to popular belief, there are lots of actions on the part of Jefferson and Hemings that "speak" about the basic nature of their relationship.
 Annette Gordon-Reed

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Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
Never complain and never explain.
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
 George S. Patton
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
 Robert Schuller
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
 Harriet Beecher Stowe

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I do believe that actions often speak louder than words.
 Annette Gordon-Reed