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"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."

In light of the negative remarks aimed at Kobe Bryant this week, this quote by Albert Einstein may encourage him:

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."

DAVID WALDOWSKI, Alta Loma(L.A. Times letters)

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"Somebody does something exceptional, people are looking for ways to denigrate them."

"This goes along with who we are as a society," Coach Phil Jackson said. "Somebody does something exceptional, people are looking for ways to denigrate them."
(L.A. Times)

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