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Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandela
Age: 95 †
Born: 1918
Born: July 18
Died: 2013
Died: December 5
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Former President Of South Africa
Lawyer
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Political Prisoner
Politician
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Mandela
Prisoner 46664
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I came to accept that I have no right whatsoever to judge others in terms of my own customs, however much I may be proud of such customs.
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I would like to be remembered not as anyone unique or special, but as part of a great team in this country that has struggled for many years, for decades and even centuries. The greatest glory of living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall.
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It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.
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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.
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Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers.
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Resentment is like a glass of poison that a man drinks then he sits down and waits for his enemy to die.
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I am convinced that floods of personal disaster can never drown a determined revolutionary nor can the cumulus of misery that accompanies tragedy suffocate him.
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What he means by this is that instead of saying you'll try, you need to do. And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
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Why is the United States behaving so arrogantly? All that (Mr. Bush) wants is Iraqi oil.
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It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education.
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Living isn't just about doing for yourself,but what you do for others as well.
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It is also the fate of leadership to be misunderstood. It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism, to conduct discussions as if he or she is a schoolmaster talking to less informed and inexperienced learners.
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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.
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We understand and promote the notion that while children need to be guided they also have an entrenched right to be whatever they want to be and that they can achieve this only if they are given the space to dream and live out their dreams.
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An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy
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Tread softly, Brathe peacefully, Laugh hysterically.
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As long as many of our people still live in utter poverty, as long as children still live under plastic covers, as long as many of our people are still without jobs, no South African should rest and wallow in the joy of freedom.
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Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.
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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.
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