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Influential book: "Unity and Struggle,"
by Amilcar Cabral
Favorite movie: "8 Mile"
Personal hero: My aunt
Favorite quote: "If Earth had a soccer
team, everyone on Earth would wear the
same jersey to support it. There'd be no
them, there'd only be us." — Peta Kelly.
Best way to recharge: Spending time
with family.
Maine's biggest challenge: Affordable
housing and stable workforce.
Dinner party guests: Jesus Christ, to hear
his thoughts about other religions; Nelson
Mandela, to get insights on how to unify
people across cultures, especially given
apartheid; and Abraham Lincoln, to find
out if the U.S. is on the trajectory that
he expected — and if not, what wisdom
he would have to impart.
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