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Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land.

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Zainab Salbi
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 24
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Everything is give and take. The solutions are in the middle not in the extremity of the situation.
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Changes don't happen in the world by playing it safe, taking risks is the way to change the world.
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No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.
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