One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.
NELSON MANDELAThe most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
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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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Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
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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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Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.
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Safety and security don’t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.
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It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.
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If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
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It always seems impossible until it’s done.
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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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When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.
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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 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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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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You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.
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