It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.
NELSON MANDELAIt is so easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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Hope is a powerful weapon, and no one power on earth can deprive you of.
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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.
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The day I am afraid to do, that is the day I am no longer fit to lead.
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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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The time is always right to do right.
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I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
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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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Great anger and violence can never build a nation.
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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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There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.
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The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.
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Our fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.
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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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You mustn’t compromise your principles, but you mustn’t humiliate the opposition. No one is more dangerous than one who is humiliated.
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Safety and security don’t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.
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