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Nelson Mandela quotes: We must look within ourselves, become responsible and provide fresh solutions if we ever want to do more than complain,or make excuses. We must look within ourselves, become responsible and provide fresh solutions if we ever want to do more than complain,or make excuses.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Soccer is one of the most unifying activities amongst us. Soccer is one of the most unifying activities amongst us.
Nelson Mandela quotes: 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. 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.
Nelson Mandela quotes: A man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow mindedness. A man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow mindedness.
Nelson Mandela quotes: It's in your hands to make the world a better place. It's in your hands to make the world a better place.
Nelson Mandela quotes: I don't think there is much history can say about me. I just want to be remembered as part of that collective. I don't think there is much history can say about me. I just want to be remembered as part of that collective.
Nelson Mandela quotes: There is a constant struggle between good an evil in the world. It is up to good people to choose the right side There is a constant struggle between good an evil in the world. It is up to good people to choose the right side
Nelson Mandela quotes: Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence. Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence.
Nelson Mandela quotes: The relations between a man and his or her god is a personal matter; you can't go out and challenge the belief of people in a superior being. The relations between a man and his or her god is a personal matter; you can't go out and challenge the belief of people in a superior being.
Nelson Mandela quotes: If you look at those matters, you will come to the conclusion that the attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world peace. If you look at those matters, you will come to the conclusion that the attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world peace.
Nelson Mandela quotes: If we are to accomplish anything in this world, it will in equal measure be due to the work and achievements of others. If we are to accomplish anything in this world, it will in equal measure be due to the work and achievements of others.
Nelson Mandela quotes: It is a simple tale, but its message is an enduring one: virtue and generosity will be rewarded in ways that one cannot know. It is a simple tale, but its message is an enduring one: virtue and generosity will be rewarded in ways that one cannot know.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind. Exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Press Freedom will never be under threat in South Africa for as long as the ANC is the majority party Press Freedom will never be under threat in South Africa for as long as the ANC is the majority party
Nelson Mandela quotes: The process of illusion & disillusionment is part of life and goes on endlessly. The process of illusion & disillusionment is part of life and goes on endlessly.
Nelson Mandela quotes: It is most unusual to return to a place that has changed in ways you yourself have altered. It is most unusual to return to a place that has changed in ways you yourself have altered.
Nelson Mandela quotes: In my younger days, I was arrogant - jail helped me to get rid of it. I did nothing but make enemies because of my arrogance. In my younger days, I was arrogant - jail helped me to get rid of it. I did nothing but make enemies because of my arrogance.
Nelson Mandela quotes: I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination ... I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination ...
Nelson Mandela quotes: Take it upon yourself where you live to make people around you joyful and full of hope. Take it upon yourself where you live to make people around you joyful and full of hope.
Nelson Mandela quotes: We must nurture tolerance, collective wisdom, and democracy. We must nurture tolerance, collective wisdom, and democracy.
Nelson Mandela quotes: I was a young man who attempted to make up for his ignorance with militancy. I was a young man who attempted to make up for his ignorance with militancy.
Nelson Mandela quotes: When those in power deny you of freedom the only path to freedom is power When those in power deny you of freedom the only path to freedom is power
Nelson Mandela quotes: Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement. Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.
Nelson Mandela quotes: I would like it to be said: here lies a man who has done his duty on earth I would like it to be said: here lies a man who has done his duty on earth
Nelson Mandela quotes: If you want to preach a revolutionary message, wear a suit. If you want to preach a revolutionary message, wear a suit.
Nelson Mandela quotes: I have been influenced in my thinking by both west and east. I have been influenced in my thinking by both west and east.
Nelson Mandela quotes: 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. 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.
Nelson Mandela quotes: If I am your leader, you have to listen to me & if you don't want to listen to me, then drop me as your leader If I am your leader, you have to listen to me & if you don't want to listen to me, then drop me as your leader
Nelson Mandela quotes: Hating clouds the mind. It gets in the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate Hating clouds the mind. It gets in the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate
Nelson Mandela quotes: The march to freedom is irreversible. The march to freedom is irreversible.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Let freedom reign. Let freedom reign.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Men come and men go, I have come and I will go when my time comes Men come and men go, I have come and I will go when my time comes
Nelson Mandela quotes: Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts. Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts.
Nelson Mandela quotes: When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw. When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.
Nelson Mandela quotes: AIDS is no longer just a disease, it is a human rights issue. AIDS is no longer just a disease, it is a human rights issue.
Nelson Mandela quotes: 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. 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 quotes: We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Thinking is one of the most important weapons in dealing with problems Thinking is one of the most important weapons in dealing with problems
Nelson Mandela quotes: I have always regarded myself, in the first place, as an African patriot. I have always regarded myself, in the first place, as an African patriot.
Nelson Mandela quotes: [I] read Anne Frank's diary [while imprisoned] on Robben Island and derived much encouragement from it. [I] read Anne Frank's diary [while imprisoned] on Robben Island and derived much encouragement from it.
Nelson Mandela quotes: We can't win a war, but we can win an election. We can't win a war, but we can win an election.
Nelson Mandela quotes: In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility. In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Where you stand depends on where you sit. Where you stand depends on where you sit.
Nelson Mandela quotes: We know what needs to be done all that is missing is the will to do it, We know what needs to be done
all that is missing is the will to do it,
Nelson Mandela quotes: I was able to change my life by knowing that if somebody does something good for you, you have to respond. I was able to change my life by knowing that if somebody does something good for you, you have to respond.
Nelson Mandela quotes: It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people. It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.
Nelson Mandela quotes: These numbers are staggering, in fact incomprehensible. By all accounts, we are dealing with the greatest health crisis in human history. These numbers are staggering, in fact incomprehensible. By all accounts, we are dealing with the greatest health crisis in human history.
Nelson Mandela quotes: If wealth is a magnet, poverty is a kind of repellent. If wealth is a magnet, poverty is a kind of repellent.
Nelson Mandela quotes: You know you are really famous the day you discover you have become a comic character! You know you are really famous the day you discover you have become a comic character!
Nelson Mandela quotes: It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it. It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.
Nelson Mandela quotes: To be the father of a nation is a great honor, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy. To be the father of a nation is a great honor, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy.
Nelson Mandela quotes: 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. 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.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Only free men can negotiate,prisoners can't enter in contracts Only free men can negotiate,prisoners can't enter in contracts
Nelson Mandela quotes: We don't have to be victims of our past, that we can let go of our bitterness, and that all of us can achieve greatness. We don't have to be victims of our past, that we can let go of our bitterness, and that all of us can achieve greatness.
Nelson Mandela quotes: A new society cannot be created by reproducing the repugnant past, however refined or enticingly repackaged. A new society cannot be created by reproducing the repugnant past, however refined or enticingly repackaged.
Nelson Mandela quotes: In my country we go to prison first and then become President. In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
Nelson Mandela quotes: 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. 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.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.
Nelson Mandela quotes: If you are stimulated by what you do, you never get tired If you are stimulated by what you do, you never get tired
Nelson Mandela quotes: No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity
Nelson Mandela quotes: I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people. I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all. Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.
Nelson Mandela quotes: A free press is one of the pillars of democracy. A free press is one of the pillars of democracy.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Since the dawn of history, mankind has honoured and respected brave and honest people. Since the dawn of history, mankind has honoured and respected brave and honest people.
Nelson Mandela quotes: We can build a society grounded on friendship and our common humanity - a society founded on tolerance. That is the only road open to us. We can build a society grounded on friendship and our common humanity - a society founded on tolerance. That is the only road open to us.
Nelson Mandela quotes: I feel like a young man of 15. I feel like a young man of 15.
Nelson Mandela quotes: I have retired, but if there's anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do. I have retired, but if there's anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do.
Nelson Mandela quotes: As long as women are bound by poverty and as long as they are looked down upon, human rights will lack substance. As long as women are bound by poverty and as long as they are looked down upon, human rights will lack substance.
Nelson Mandela quotes: To truly lead one's people, one must also truly know them. To truly lead one's people, one must also truly know them.
Nelson Mandela quotes: The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow. The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Part of building a new nation means building a spirit of tolerance, love and respect amongst the people of this country. Part of building a new nation means building a spirit of tolerance, love and respect amongst the people of this country.
Nelson Mandela quotes: There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested ... There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested ...
Nelson Mandela quotes: Out of the motorcar (I learned later that this majestic vehicle was a Ford V8) stepped a short, thickset man wearing a smart suit. Out of the motorcar (I learned later that this majestic vehicle was a Ford V8) stepped a short, thickset man wearing a smart suit.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the hearts of people. Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the hearts of people.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Non-violence is a good policy when conditions permit. Non-violence is a good policy when conditions permit.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way. Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way.
Nelson Mandela quotes: If I preached unity, I must act like a unifier, even at the risk of perhaps alienating some of my own colleagues. If I preached unity, I must act like a unifier, even at the risk of perhaps alienating some of my own colleagues.
Nelson Mandela quotes: It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success. It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.
Nelson Mandela quotes: We can't fight AIDS unless we do much more to fight TB as well. We can't fight AIDS unless we do much more to fight TB as well.
Nelson Mandela quotes: If you want to change the world, help the women. If you want to change the world, help the women.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Even if you have a terminal disease, you don't have to sit down and mope. Enjoy life and challenge the illness that you have. Even if you have a terminal disease, you don't have to sit down and mope. Enjoy life and challenge the illness that you have.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Politics can be strengthened by music, but music has a potency that defies politics. Politics can be strengthened by music, but music has a potency that defies politics.
Nelson Mandela quotes: The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears. The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.
Nelson Mandela quotes: By ancestry, I was born to rule. By ancestry, I was born to rule.
Nelson Mandela quotes: All that (Mr. Bush) wants is Iraqi oil. All that (Mr. Bush) wants is Iraqi oil.
Nelson Mandela quotes: I was neglected by my family because I had disappointed them - I'd run away from being forced into an arranged marriage, which was a big blow to them. I was neglected by my family because I had disappointed them - I'd run away from being forced into an arranged marriage, which was a big blow to them.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future. Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future.
Nelson Mandela quotes: It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another. It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.
Nelson Mandela quotes: learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
Nelson Mandela quotes: I say to all those leaders: Do not look the other way, do not hesitate ... It is within your power to prevent a genocide. I say to all those leaders: Do not look the other way, do not hesitate ... It is within your power to prevent a genocide.
Nelson Mandela quotes: 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. 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.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Those who conduct themselves with morality, integrity and consistency need not fear the forces of inhumanity and cruelty. Those who conduct themselves with morality, integrity and consistency need not fear the forces of inhumanity and cruelty.
Nelson Mandela quotes: There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children. There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.
Nelson Mandela quotes: I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.
Nelson Mandela quotes: The cause of Communism is the greatest cause in the history of mankind! The cause of Communism is the greatest cause in the history of mankind!
Nelson Mandela quotes: I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses. We must never forget that it is our duty to protect this environment. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses. We must never forget that it is our duty to protect this environment.
Nelson Mandela quotes: As a leader, one must sometimes take actions that are unpopular, or whose results will not be known for years to come. As a leader, one must sometimes take actions that are unpopular, or whose results will not be known for years to come.
Nelson Mandela quotes: Our experience has taught us that with goodwill a negotiated solution can be found for even the most profound problems. Our experience has taught us that with goodwill a negotiated solution can be found for even the most profound problems.
Nelson Mandela quotes: The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself. The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.
Nelson Mandela quotes: The purpose of freedom is to create it for others. Prison desk calendar, written on Robben Island, June 2, 1979 The purpose of freedom is to create it for others. Prison desk calendar, written on Robben Island, June 2, 1979

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