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I find that people who take themselves too seriously burn out really quickly because they become very cynical because they've become very overwhelmed. When you're overwhelmed, the most common response is to check out mentally because everything is so overwhelming.

— Loretta Ross

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The human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities.

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We have to remember that there is humanity behind the words, that there is humanity behind the action.

College is where you're supposed to find out things about yourself, discover your voice, and discover what moves you and what makes you passionate.

That's what all activists need to do: we look at the ugliness of the world and we keep on working.

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