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| Nelson Mandela quotes |
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
"It always seems impossible until it's done."
"Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end."
"If I had my time over I would do the same again. So would any man who dares call himself a man."
"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."
"Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies."
"Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front."
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| Nelson Mandela quotes |
"A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."
"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."
“Courage is not the absence of fear — it s inspiring others to move beyond it.”
"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."
"Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people."
"A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we so passionately dreamt of."
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| Nelson Mandela quotes |
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
"The time for the healing of the wounds has come. The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come. The time to build is upon us."
“I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.”
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| Nelson Mandela quotes |
"I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death."
“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.”
"Appearances matter -- and remember to smile."
“Where you stand depends on where you sit.”
"Let the strivings of us all prove Martin Luther King Jr. to have been correct, when he said that humanity can no longer be tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war. Let the efforts of us all prove that he was not a mere dreamer when he spoke of the beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace being more precious than diamonds or silver or gold. Let a new age dawn."
"During my lifetime, I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons will live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for. But, my lord, if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."
"I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles."
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