– Nelson Mandela
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1054 – “What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”
-Nelson Mandela
(more…)1031 – “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.”
-Nelson Mandela
(more…)1025 – “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 Mandela
(more…)1002 – “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.”
-Nelson Mandela
(more…)942 – “A good pen can also remind us of the happiest moments in out lives, bring noble ideas into our dens, our blood and our souls. It can turn tragedy into hope and victory.”
-Nelson Mandela
(more…)866 – “[Racialism] is a struggle of the African people, inspired by their own suffering and their own experience. It is a struggle for the right to live. 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 live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”
–Nelson Mandela
858 – “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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567 – “We should concentrate more on constructive self-criticism and on frankly and publicly acknowledging our own mistakes to our own people. Far from being a sign of weakness it is a measure of one’s strength and confidence, which will pay dividends in the end.”
–Nelson Mandela
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498 – “Sport has the power to overcome old divisions and create the bond of common aspirations.”
–Nelson Mandela
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