One of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change yourself.
NELSON MANDELAThere is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires.
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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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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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Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
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There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.
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Racism is a blight on the human conscience.
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The impression that you are a demigod worried me. I wanted to be like an ordinary human being with virtues and vices.
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Our fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.
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Our task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors
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Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.
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After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
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Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
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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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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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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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It always seems impossible until it’s done.
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Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future.
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No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity.
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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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The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.
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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.
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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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Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.
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An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy.
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There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.
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It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.
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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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