Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.
NELSON MANDELANo one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.
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Honour belongs to those who never forsake the truth even when things seem dark and grim, who try over and over again, who are never discouraged by insults, humiliation and even defeat.
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The wounds that cannot be seen are more painful than those that can be treated by a doctor.
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Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.
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Appearances matter – and remember to smile.
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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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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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Hope is a powerful weapon, and no one power on earth can deprive you of.
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After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
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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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Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.
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There is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires.
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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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Courage is not the absence of fear. It is inspiring others to move beyond it.
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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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There is no future without forgiveness.
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