Ralph Ellison
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So, as a seventh grader,no, you weren't friends with people you didnt like. But sometimesyou also we... 
As you grow older, you’ll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell yo... 
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When I discover who I am, I'll be free. -Ralph Ellison. 
An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded. 
An excuse is worse than a lie, for an excuse is a lie, guarded. 
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South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white. 
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it is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didnt 
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There was a problem and that was that. Why didnt make a fiddlers fuck. 
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If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together. 
If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together. 
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If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?' 
People forget how fast you did a job, but they remember how well you did it. 
People forget how fast you did a job- but they remember how well you did it. 
People forget how fast you did a job -- but they remember how well you did it. 
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