One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.
NELSON MANDELALike 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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Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.
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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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Appearances matter – and remember to smile.
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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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Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
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It is so easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build.
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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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Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace.
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The time is always right to do right.
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The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.
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Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
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Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.
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Education is the great engine of personal development.
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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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We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.
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