"You've got to have a strong self-definition and you can't seek others' approval or others' acceptance. You've got to first accept yourself. Once you define who you are and what your contribution is going to be and you are at peace with that, then you can deal with all the other sources, friendly and unfriendly. Friendly fire is more fatal than enemy fire. You see the enemy; it's the folks right with you who you don't see."
Rev. Al Sharpton
This quote appears in the Ebony December 2009/January 2010, when Rev Al Sharpton in an interview by Roland S. Martin is asked "But how did you confront the folks who would tell you to stay in your place and go back to where you came from".
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