The impression that you are a demigod worried me. I wanted to be like an ordinary human being with virtues and vices.
NELSON MANDELAIf 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.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.
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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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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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We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
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It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education.
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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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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 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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Our fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.
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Hope is a powerful weapon, and no one power on earth can deprive you of.
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Where you stand depends on where you sit.
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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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For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
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