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.
NELSON MANDELAPart of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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Tread softly, Brathe peacefully, Laugh hysterically.
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Great anger and violence can never build a nation.
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Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.
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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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There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
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You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.
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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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Political division, based on color, is entirely artificial; and when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group by another.
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There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.
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History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children.
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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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Take it upon yourself where you live to make people around you joyful and full of hope.
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Nothing is black or white.
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As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
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Appearances matter – and remember to smile.
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