Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
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Mother TeresaAs quoted in Women of Faith and Spirit (1987)
About Mother Teresa
Catholic nun who served the poor in Kolkata and won the Nobel Peace Prize. (1910-1997)
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