Nelson Mandela on change
Nelson Mandela94 quotes“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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Brian TracyBrian Tracy Resolve to be a master of change rather than a victim of change.
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Susan SontagSusan Sontag Jesus did not promise to change the circumstances around us. He promised great peace and pure joy to those who would learn to believe that God actually controls all things.
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