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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.
Nelson Mandela
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Nelson Mandela
Age: 95 †
Born: 1918
Born: July 18
Died: 2013
Died: December 5
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
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Strong convictions are the secret of surviving deprivation your spirit can be full even when your stomach is empty.
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I made a mistake by being ejected from the presidency. Next time, I will choose a Cabinet which will allow me to be life President.
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Disasters will always come and go, leaving their victims either completely broken or steeled and seasoned and better able to face the next crop of challenges that may occur.
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AIDS today in Africa is claiming more lives than the sum total of all wars, famines and floods and the ravages of such deadly diseases as malaria ... We must act now for the sake of the world.
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The UN took a strong stand against apartheid and over the years, an international consensus was built, which helped to bring an end to this iniquitous system. But we know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians...
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It is so easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build.
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AIDS is no longer just a disease, it is a human rights issue.
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Nothing is black or white.
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A new society cannot be created by reproducing the repugnant past, however refined or enticingly repackaged.
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