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 MANDELAOne of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.
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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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A winner is a dreamer who never gives up
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As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.
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It is so easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build.
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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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After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
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The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.
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You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.
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There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.
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Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.
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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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We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
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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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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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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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