I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
NELSON MANDELAOur 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.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion.
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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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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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You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.
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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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The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.
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We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
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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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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.
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Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
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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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It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.
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As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
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Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.
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Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
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