I thought I could make change by just working at g... -Aja Brown

I thought I could make change by just working at ground level, but to change a community, you have to change policies.

Aja Brown , Politician
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Aja Brown is an American politician who served as the mayor of Compton, California. She made history as the youngest mayor elected in the city's history and has been instrumental in implementing initiatives for community development and revitalization. Her leadership and commitment to public service have made her a notable figure in local governance.

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Some people don't have a home or a place where they can cook a warm meal, and so we're thankful for the generosity of YG and the 4Hundred Waze Foundat...
We all have a social responsibility and have to be mindful of what we do and say....
Progress comes at a price. You have to be willing to make tough calls and take the hits....
When we look at the investment decisions into the city of Compton, the small business community and global corporations and retailers and all of those...
Seeing people decide to choose love instead of hate is phenomenal....
I actually grew up in the City of Pasadena....
I didn't have a traditional college experience. I didn't have a social aspect to it. I was always involved in working and going to school....
My heart is really in building coalitions....
Having a diverse council is necessary in order to make sure that all constituents are represented well....
When I was a kid, I thought I would be an entrepreneur and maybe at some point go into law school....

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If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun....
To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal....
Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident....
To become 'unique,' the challenge is to fight the hardest battle which anyone can imagine until you reach your destination....
One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions....
Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been o...
No sanction can stand against ignited minds....
As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me....
Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities....
Nations consist of people. And with their effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want....