As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.
NELSON MANDELAAfter climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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I want to sleep for eternity with a broad smile on my face. I want those who remain behind to say this man has done his duty.
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It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.
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Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice.
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It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.
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Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.
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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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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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As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.
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A real leader uses every issue, no matter how serious and sensitive, to ensure that at the end of the debate we should emerge stronger and more united than ever before.
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Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
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Racism is a blight on the human conscience.
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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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History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children.
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You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.
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Great anger and violence can never build a nation.
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