Our fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.
NELSON MANDELAThe true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.
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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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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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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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Know your enemy – and learn about his favorite sport.
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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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Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.
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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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Blaming things on the past does not make them better.
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The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.
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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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There is no future without forgiveness.
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A winner is a dreamer who never gives up
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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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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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