Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.
NELSON MANDELAWhere you stand depends on where you sit.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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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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As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
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The day I am afraid to do, that is the day I am no longer fit to lead.
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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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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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Appearances matter – and remember to smile.
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It is so easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build.
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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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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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Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice.
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You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.
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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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Few things make the life of a parent more rewarding and sweet as successful children.
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The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.
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Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
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