Blaming things on the past does not make them better.
NELSON MANDELAOne of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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A winner is a dreamer who never gives up
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An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy.
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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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One of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change yourself.
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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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You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.
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Freedom can never be taken for granted.
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Great anger and violence can never build a nation.
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It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education.
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Know your enemy – and learn about his favorite sport.
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Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.
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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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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
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There is no future without forgiveness.
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The time is always right to do right.
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There is nothing more dangerous than a humiliated man.
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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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Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace.
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Where you stand depends on where you sit.
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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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The wounds that cannot be seen are more painful than those that can be treated by a doctor.
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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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Our task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors
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We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.
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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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You mustn’t compromise your principles, but you mustn’t humiliate the opposition. No one is more dangerous than one who is humiliated.
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