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 MANDELAIt always seems impossible until it’s done.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it’s lowest ones.
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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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Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.
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No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion.
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Our task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors
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Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.
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A leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.
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Few things make the life of a parent more rewarding and sweet as successful children.
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Racism is a blight on the human conscience.
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The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.
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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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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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The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.
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There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.
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Our fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.
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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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It is so easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build.
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There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
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Education is the great engine of personal development.
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Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
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Fools multiply when wise men are silent.
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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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There is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires.
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There is nothing more dangerous than a humiliated man.
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After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
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The time is always right to do right.
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