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.
NELSON MANDELAI 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.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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Our task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors
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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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One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.
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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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As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
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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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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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Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice.
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Fools multiply when wise men are silent.
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Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
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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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The day I am afraid to do, that is the day I am no longer fit to lead.
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Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.
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A winner is a dreamer who never gives up
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There is nothing more dangerous than a humiliated man.
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