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Leadership does not mean domination.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie Mahatma Gandhi will always be remembered as long as free men and those who love freedom and justice live.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie It is both the duty and responsibility of the world’s fortunate few to help fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the unfortunate many.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie A purely materialistic art would be like a tree which is expected to bear fruit without flowering and to sacrifice grace and beauty for mere utility.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie As man’s faculty attains higher level of development and sophistication, so do his wants in life.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie Democracy, Republic: What do these words signify? What have they changed in the world? Have men become better, more loyal, kinder? Are the people happier? All goes on as before, as always. Illusions, illusions.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie Outside the kingdom of the Lord there is no nation which is greater than any other. God and history will remember your judgment.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie Peace demands the united efforts of us all. Who can foresee what spark might ignite the fuse?
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie No one should question the faith of others, for no human being can judge the ways of God.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie Today I stand before the world organization which has succeeded to the mantle discarded by its discredited predecessor.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie Feel the needs of others more than your own.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of accomplished goals will appear on the horizon.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie There is nothing as precious to man as a sound mind in a sound body and it is essential that the physical well being of our people merits as much attention as its spiritual welfare
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie Any who may wish to profit himself alone from the knowledge given him, rather than serve others through the knowledge he has gained from learning, is betraying knowledge and rendering it worthless.
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Poetry is the voice of the soul and the inspiration of the heart.
Teresa PeresTeresa Peres But it was now time for her to go away-to find someone who could show her what happiness was.
Lang LeavLang Leav Just because you haven’t seen how wonderful, beautiful, and special she is, doesn’t mean no one else will.
Norah RoseNorah Rose A memory is a star or a stain.
Aneena BijuAneena Biju Love her, but don’t forget to leave her wild.
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson Do your own thing and live your way of happiness.
Emily BockEmily Bock I’ve experienced departure far too much to have the courage and call anyone my own.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi More often than I am not, all I need is the rise of my own lungs – I am already complete.
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Freedom and independence form my character.
Mustafa Kemal AtaturkMustafa Kemal Ataturk Love always elevates the character of man. It never lowers him, provided love be love.
Bhagat SinghBhagat Singh What scares you most is not who you could have been, but who you are.
Rhiannon JohannaRhiannon Johanna Character, courage, industry and perseverance are the four pillars on which the whole edifice of human life can be built and failure is a word unknown to me.
Muhammad Ali JinnahMuhammad Ali Jinnah The true Mason is ever vigilant for subtle traces of character and personality flaws which daily experience brings out.
William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft We are starting off with our own different characters and our own laws and everything, looking at Bruce Wayne and how he came to be the person that he was and how he comes to be this man that jumps around in the Bat suit.
Christian BaleChristian Bale Sometimes when you’re playing a very intense character, a disturbed character, you find other layers. That’s much more interesting to me, rather than just playing ‘intense.’ I find it too boring.
Irrfan KhanIrrfan Khan Anger tears me up inside, My own, or anyone else’s.
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