Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
NELSON MANDELAIt is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
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No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.
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Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.
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Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
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The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.
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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.
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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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As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.
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The impression that you are a demigod worried me. I wanted to be like an ordinary human being with virtues and vices.
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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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Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future.
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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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Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.
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Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.
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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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