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People have to take control of their own lives. Education is key because it also raises other social indicators like healthcare.


Azim Premji

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Like education, healthcare also needs to be given importance.
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ELVIS MITCHELL You just have to take control of your own performance.
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ILYASAH SHABAZZ It is folly to say you know what is happening to other people. Only they know, if they exist. They h...
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ISRAELMORE AYIVOR People who think so lightly of their own lives, don't have the right to protect anyone.
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