You mustn’t compromise your principles, but you mustn’t humiliate the opposition. No one is more dangerous than one who is humiliated.
NELSON MANDELAEveryone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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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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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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As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.
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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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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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Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future.
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Nothing is black or white.
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May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.
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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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I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
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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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Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
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After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
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There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.
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Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.
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