As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.
NELSON MANDELADeath is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.
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If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important – and you do that by being genuine and humble.
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There is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires.
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Our task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors
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Where you stand depends on where you sit.
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What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
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I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
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You mustn’t compromise your principles, but you mustn’t humiliate the opposition. No one is more dangerous than one who is humiliated.
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I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.
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Tread softly, Brathe peacefully, Laugh hysterically.
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An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy.
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There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.
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Hope is a powerful weapon, and no one power on earth can deprive you of.
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It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.
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A leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.
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If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
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As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.
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Political division, based on color, is entirely artificial; and when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group by another.
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For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
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Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.
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Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.
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Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.
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There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
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Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.
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Know your enemy – and learn about his favorite sport.
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Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.
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