Nelson Mandela on change
Nelson Mandela94 quotes“The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.”
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After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela 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.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela 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 MandelaNelson Mandela 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.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Tread softly, Brathe peacefully, Laugh hysterically.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Our fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Political division, based on color, is entirely artificial; and when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group by another.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Where you stand depends on where you sit.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Appearances matter – and remember to smile.
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