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.
NELSON MANDELAThere is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual.
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Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.
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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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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
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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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It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.
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Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.
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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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Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.
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The past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does not dictate our choices. We should look back at the past and select what is good, and leave behind what is bad.
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Hope is a powerful weapon, and no one power on earth can deprive you of.
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When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.
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Know your enemy – and learn about his favorite sport.
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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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Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice.
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