I say this thing about how I've never had to say my head is bloodied but not bowed, … - Bryan Stevenson

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The oldest emotion in the world may be that of being moved; but to describe it-just to name it-must have been like trying to catch something invisible.

Bryan Stevenson

I say this thing about how I've never had to say my head is bloodied but not bowed, like everybody who came before me had to say. And that tells me that I can do a lot more than I think I can.

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