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If I have learned anything in my time traveling the world, it is the power of hope.
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If I have learned anything in my time traveling the world, it is the power of hope.
If you want to change the world, find someone to help you paddle.
If you want to change the world, start singing when you’re up to your neck in mud.
The power of one person — Washington, Lincoln, King, Mandela and even a young girl from Pakistan, Malala — one person can change the world by giving people hope.
We knew that if one man could rise above the misery then others could as well.
You can’t change the world alone — you will need some help — and to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues, the good will of strangers and a strong coxswain to guide them.
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