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Speaker 1

“The measure of a man is what he does with power.” — Plato

“If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.” — Epictetus

“Power is not an institution, and not a structure; it is a name given to a complex strategic situation.” — Michel Foucault

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Speaker 2

“Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.” — Immanuel Kant

“Man is condemned to be free.” — Jean-Paul Sartre

“The most thought-provoking thing in our thought-provoking time is that we are still not thinking.” — Martin Heidegger

Speaker 3

Speaker 3

“We are what we repeatedly do.” — Aristotle

“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” — Albert Camus

“One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” — Albert Camus

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Speaker 4

“History repeats itself: first as tragedy, second as farce.” — Karl Marx

“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” — Søren Kierkegaard

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Speaker 5

“There are no facts, only interpretations.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein

“We do not describe the world we see; we see the world we can describe.” — Michel Foucault

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Speaker 6

“The task of philosophy is not to explain the world but to change it.” — Theodor Adorno

“Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.” — Samuel Beckett

“No human being is innocent, but there is a class of non-guilty.” — Simone de Beauvoir

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Speaker 1

“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” — Vince Lombardi

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.” — John Wooden

“You can’t let praise or criticism get to you; it’s a weakness to get caught up in either one.” — Pat Riley

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Speaker 2

“The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle.” — Bear Bryant

“Talent sets the floor; character sets the ceiling.” — Bill Belichick

“If you want to win, you have to be willing to serve first.” — Dawn Staley

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Speaker 3

“If you’re afraid of failure, you don’t deserve to be successful.” — Charles Barkley

“A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning.” — Pat Riley

“Discipline is doing what you really don’t want to do so you can do what you really want to do.” — Jeff Fisher

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Speaker 4

“If you want to win, do the ordinary things better than anyone else.” — Chuck Noll

“If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything.” — John Wooden

“Pressure is a privilege.” — Billie Jean King

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Speaker 5

“Success is a project that’s always under construction.” — Pat Summitt

“Leadership is not a position; it’s a responsibility.” — Steve Kerr

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” — John Wooden

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Speaker 6

“Leadership means lifting others up as you climb.” — Tara VanDerveer

“We can’t control the wind, but we can adjust the sails.” — Lou Holtz

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” — Vince Lombardi

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Speaker 1

“A country that loses its voice loses its future.” — Benazir Bhutto

“It is not our diversity that divides us; it is our failure to respect it.” — Desmond Tutu

“He who feeds you controls you.” — Thomas Sankara

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Speaker 2

“Independence is earned through sacrifice, not granted through charity.” — Ruhollah Khomeini

“Justice is the only path to lasting stability.” — Mohammad Mossadegh

“You cannot lead people unless you walk alongside them.” — Julius Nyerere

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Speaker 3

“Strength is measured not by power, but by restraint.” — Anwar Sadat

“The revolution is not a moment; it is a way of living.” — Che Guevara

“Peace requires far more bravery than war.” — King Hussein of Jordan

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Speaker 4

“A society rises when it educates its daughters.” — Malala Yousafzai

“To lead is to take responsibility for both victories and mistakes.” — Juan Manuel Santos

 “Revolution is born from the hunger for dignity.” — Ho Chi Minh

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Speaker 5

“Justice requires us to ask not what is legal, but what is right.” — Shirley Chisholm

“Revolutions are born when the old world refuses to die and the new world refuses to wait.” — Karl Marx

“Those who do not move do not notice their chains.” — Rosa Luxemburg

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Speaker 6

“The true test of leadership is how you serve those who cannot repay you.” — Walter Mondale

“The responsibility of leadership begins with telling people the truth they don’t want to hear.” —Gro Harlem Brundtland

“A leader must live simply if he expects the people to follow.” — José Mujica

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Speaker 7

“The future belongs to societies brave enough to question their assumptions.” — Jens Stoltenberg

“Prosperity without compassion is simply another form of poverty.” —Jacinda Ardern

“You can’t fix a society by standing outside and shouting at it.” — George McGovern

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Speaker 1

“Owning your story is the most powerful thing you can ever do.” - Janet Mock

“Your light threatens people only when they fear their own shadows.” - Billy Porter

“Community is built by those who refuse to leave anyone behind.” - Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

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Speaker 2

“It’s impossible to love yourself if you’re judging yourself.” - Laverne Cox

“Visibility means nothing unless it leads to real change.” - Janet Mock

“Authenticity is your greatest form of armor.” - Billy Porter

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Speaker 3

“Courage grows each time you insist on being seen as yourself.” - Elliot Page

“Your truth becomes powerful the moment you speak it aloud.” - Laverne Cox

“Greatness begins where shame ends.” - Billy Porter

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Speaker 4

“Freedom means nothing unless everyone has a share in it.” - Marsha P. Johnson

“Stepping into who you are can be the loudest act of resistance.” - Elliot Page

“Stories change the world by changing the storyteller.” - Juno Dawson

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Speaker 5

“You can change the world by refusing to disappear.” - Marsha P. Johnson

“To imagine new futures, we must first unlearn old fears.” - Alok Vaid-Menon

“Revolutions begin when the people nobody listens to finally speak up.” - Sylvia Rivera

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Speaker 6

“The world becomes more beautiful when we stop policing it.” - Alok Vaid-Menon

“To challenge power, we must first challenge the narratives that protect it.” - Che Gossett

“No movement for justice succeeds unless someone is willing to throw the first brick.” - Marsha P. Johnson

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Speaker 7

“Survival itself can be an act of defiance.” - Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

“Justice begins where invisibility ends.” - Che Gossett

“The journey toward authenticity begins when you stop apologizing for who you are.” - Janet Mock