My quote is by Margaret Mead, which states the following: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has”. I choose this particular quote because, I feel that it is up to everybody to have an impact on how the world can change, in order to be a better place to live. People working together can get a lot accomplish, whereas people not working together cannot accomplish a lot.
One person speaking out or doing a good deed can impact others who doubt themselves.
This quote can be applied to the Civil Rights Movement, when African Americans was denied their total rights by the government. Martin Luther King talked about practicing nonviolence. This kind of thinking
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My second quote choice is “Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking the tartar sauce with you”. I choose this quote because I believe it takes confidence to achieve your goals. It took me awhile to understand the significance of Moby Dick the whale and tartar sauce. A person has to have confidence to know he is going to caught that big fish and he is prepared to eat him with the tartar sauce.
I remember watching the Oprah Winfrey show and she stated that she always knew that she was going to be a millionaire by a certain age, I think it was thirty something. Now, Oprah Winfrey is one of the richest women in the world.
I always knew that I would go back to school to pursue my Associate’s Degree. I have passed the all my courses with good grades. I will graduate in May of 2017. I have to give credit to Amy Friery and to one of my peers. They really have been by side through it all, they helped me maintain my confidence level through it all. I believe that confidence is one of the great qualities anyone can have. Having confidence has helped me to love myself, for example, I love my