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.
NELSON MANDELALive life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it’s lowest ones.
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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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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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There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.
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I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.
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An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy.
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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 best weapon is to sit down and talk.
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One of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change yourself.
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Peace is the greatest weapon for development that any person can have.
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Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.
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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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One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.
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No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.
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Exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind.
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