It always seems impossible until it’s done.
NELSON MANDELAThe day I am afraid to do, that is the day I am no longer fit to lead.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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One of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change yourself.
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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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Courage is not the absence of fear. It is inspiring others to move beyond it.
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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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Blaming things on the past does not make them better.
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Fools multiply when wise men are silent.
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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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One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.
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The time is always right to do right.
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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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I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.
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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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Where you stand depends on where you sit.
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Few things make the life of a parent more rewarding and sweet as successful children.
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