A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.
NELSON MANDELASafety 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.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.
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As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
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You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.
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You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.
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Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.
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Great anger and violence can never build a nation.
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Our task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors
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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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Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.
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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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No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.
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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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As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.
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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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Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
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Racism is a blight on the human conscience.
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It always seems impossible until it’s done.
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Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
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Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice.
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There is no future without forgiveness.
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No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.
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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
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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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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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There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.
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No 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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