The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.
NELSON MANDELAEducation is the great engine of personal development.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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It always seems impossible until it’s done.
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The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.
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When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.
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Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.
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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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Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual.
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Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future.
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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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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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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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The best weapon is to sit down and talk.
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One of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change yourself.
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Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.
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One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.
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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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