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1 " 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
2 " A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it's lowest ones "
― Nelson Mandela , Long Walk to Freedom
3 " A winner is a dreamer who never gives up "
4 " Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great, you can be that generation "
5 " I AM THE MASTER OF MY FATE AND THE CAPTAIN OF MY DESTINY. "
6 " Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening. "
7 " I am not an optimist, but a great believer of hope. "
8 " 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. "
9 " May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears. "
10 " Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. "
11 " 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. "
12 " It reaffirmed my long-held belief that education was the enemy of prejudice. These were men and women of science, and science had no room for racism. "
13 " 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. "
14 " And as we let our own 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. "
15 " When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw. "
16 " 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. "
17 " 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. "
18 " When the women begin to take an active part in the struggle, no power on earth can stop us from achieving freedom in our lifetime. "
19 " For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances freedom to others. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I rest only for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended. "
20 " Of course you cannot know a man completely, his character, his principles, sense of judgement, not till he’s shown his colors, run the people, making laws. Experience, there’s the test. "
