Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.
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.
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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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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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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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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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Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
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Peace is the greatest weapon for development that any person can have.
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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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Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.
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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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History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children.
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The time is always right to do right.
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Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
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Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.
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Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.
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May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.
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