I saw as a teacher how, if ...

I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take a child from any background to a lifetime of creativity and accomplishment.
I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take a child from any background to a lifetime of creativity and accomplishment.
 Paul Wellstone

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
We are in a survival mentality, and that's hard-wired into our humanity, because we are the winners of an evolutionary struggle of millions and millions and millions of years.
 John Shelby Spong
I've always had the mentality of: work hard, get to bed early, focus - and let your work speak for itself.
 Olivia Palermo
If a warrior is to succeed at anything, the success must come gently, with a great deal of effort but with no stress or obsession.

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What makes community organizing especially attractive is the faith it places in the ability of the poor to make decisions for themselves.
 Paul Wellstone
Above and beyond the question of how to grow the economy there is a legitimate concern about how to grow the quality of our lives.
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Why don't we call on the credit card companies to be accountable? They need to be held accountable for their predatory lending practices.
 Paul Wellstone
We can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation.
 Paul Wellstone
We must regain our vision and hope and move our country forward on an agenda of peace and justice.
 Paul Wellstone