“It always seems impossible until it's done.”
— Nelson Mandela
“A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.”
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
“It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.”
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.”
“I am the captain of my soul.”
“The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.”
“Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.”
“Nothing is black or white.”
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“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.”
“After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”
“ As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.”
“Your playing small does not serve the world. Who are you not to be great?”
“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”
“Peace is the greatest weapon for development that any person can have.”
“Once a person is determined to help themselves, there is nothing that can stop them.”
“One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.”
“We must use time creatively, and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.”
“Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.”
“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”
“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.”
“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.”
“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”
“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.”
“The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow.”
“Fools multiply when wise men are silent.”
“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.”
“Forget the past.”
“You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.”
“A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.”
“Quitting is leading too.”
“I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”
“It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.”
“In my country we go to prison first and then become President. ”
“We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in your hands to make a difference.”
“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.”
“Education is the great engine to personal development.”
“To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.”
“Appearances matter – and remember to smile.”
“Times change, we need to change as well.”
“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair.”
“People must learn to hate and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.”
“Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.”
“Where you stand depends on where you sit.”
“Courage is not the absence of fear – it s inspiring others to move beyond it.”
“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.”
“One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.”
“Our children are our greatest treasure. They are our future. Those who abuse them tear at the fabric of our society and weaken our nation.”
“There is no future without forgiveness.”
“A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.”
“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.”
“Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or savor their songs.”
“There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.”
“If you want to change the world, help the women.”
“Know your enemy – and learn about his favorite sport.”
“When we read we are able to travel to many places, meet many people and understand the world.”
“There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.”
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.”
“Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the leaders of our country, the creators of our national wealth, those who care for and protect our people.”
“With freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk has not ended yet.”
“Love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
“Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation.”
“The wounds that cannot be seen are more painful than those that can be treated by a doctor.”
“Let there be justice for all. Let there be peace for all. Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all. Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfill themselves.”
“Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did.”
“There is a constant struggle between good an evil in the world. It is up to good people to choose the right side.”
“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.”
“Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom. Of course the task will not be easy. But not to do this would be a crime against humanity, against which I ask all humanity now to rise up.”
“Although I am a gregarious person, I love solitude even more.”
“A society that does not value its older people denies its roots and endangers its future. Let us strive to enhance their capacity to support themselves for as long as possible and, when they cannot do so anymore, to care for them.”
“Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will.”
“Racism is a blight on the human conscience.”
“We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.”
“Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.”
“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.”
“I learned to have the patience to listen when people put forward their views, even if I think those views are wrong. You can’t reach a just decision in a dispute unless you listen to both sides.”
“By ancestry, I was born to rule.”
“There is no such thing as part freedom.”
“Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.”
“It is not our diversity which divides us; it is not our ethnicity, or religion or culture that divides us. Since we have achieved our freedom, there can only be one division amongst us: between those who cherish democracy and those who do not.”
“No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity.”
“When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.”
“We must work together to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunity and power in our society.”
“We slaughter one another in our words and attitudes. We slaughter one another in the stereotypes and mistrust that linger in our heads, and the words of hate we spew from our lips.”
“It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.”
“When we can sit in the face of insanity or dislikes and be free from the need to make it different, then we are free.”
“I want to sleep for eternity with a broad smile on my face. I want those who remain behind to say this man has done his duty.”
“Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit.”
“An organisation can only carry out its mandate if there is discipline, and where there is no discipline there can be no real progress.”
“The very right to be human is denied every day to hundreds of millions of people as a result of poverty, the unavailability of basic necessities such as food, jobs, water and shelter, education, health care and a healthy environment.”
“Other people have qualities that may be better than your own. Let them express them.”
“Children are the most important asset in a country. For them to become that asset, they must receive education and love from their parents.”
“When I walked out of the gate I knew that if I continued to hate these people I was still in prison.”
“If you want to preach a revolutionary message, wear a suit.”
“We should never forget those on whose shoulders we stand and those who paid the supreme price for freedom.”
“The United States of America is a threat to world peace.”
“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.”
“In Africa there is a concept known as ‘ubuntu’ – the profound sense that we are human only through the humanity of others; that if we are to accomplish anything in this world it will in equal measure be due to the work and achievement of others.”
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