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Education is the great engine of personal development.

Nelson Mandela

You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.
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One of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change yourself.
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Change Difficult Inspirational Society Yourself
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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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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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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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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As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.
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Few things make the life of a parent more rewarding and sweet as successful children.
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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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I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.
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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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As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
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The past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does not dictate our choices. We should look back at the past and select what is good, and leave behind what is bad.
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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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Fools multiply when wise men are silent.
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The day I am afraid to do, that is the day I am no longer fit to lead.
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