A Quote by Jerome Ringo
Some of my greatest role models are the young children who ask the right questions - who will sit down and share their concerns. They're not just learning from me - they're educating me. That's what drives me.
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I pray to the God within me that He will give me the strength to ask Him the right questions.
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My parents are my role models. All they've done for me, they're just major people in my life. They've stood by me and got me where I am today.
They - you know, when we walked in - when I walked in with the two white men that had carried me down - and they cursed me all the way down. They would ask me questions, and when I would try to answer, they would tell me to hush.
