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 task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors
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If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important – and you do that by being genuine and humble.
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Courage is not the absence of fear. It is inspiring others to move beyond it.
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Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.
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Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
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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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It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.
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Political division, based on color, is entirely artificial; and when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group by another.
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Tread softly, Brathe peacefully, Laugh hysterically.
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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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Our 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.
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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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Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.
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Exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind.
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Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.
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There is nothing more dangerous than a humiliated man.
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