One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.
NELSON MANDELAPolitical division, based on color, is entirely artificial; and when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group by another.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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The best weapon is to sit down and talk.
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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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There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.
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Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.
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A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.
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Blaming things on the past does not make them better.
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Education is the great engine of personal development.
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I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
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As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
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No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion.
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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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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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The time is always right to do right.
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Take it upon yourself where you live to make people around you joyful and full of hope.
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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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Appearances matter – and remember to smile.
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Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
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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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The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.
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May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.
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The wounds that cannot be seen are more painful than those that can be treated by a doctor.
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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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As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
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No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity.
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Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.
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