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101 " What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead. "
― Nelson Mandela
102 " Know your enemy — and learn about his favorite sport. "
103 " It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success. "
104 " 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 "
105 " 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. "
106 " Your playing small does not serve the world. Who are you not to be great? "
107 " Quitting is leading too. "
108 " It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another. "
109 " We must use time creatively, and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right. "
110 " Tread softly,Brathe peacefully,Laugh hysterically. "
111 " The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears. "
112 " When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat. "
113 " I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards. "
― Nelson Mandela , Long Walk to Freedom
114 " Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. "
115 " Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, that a child of farmworkers can become the president of a great nation. It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another. "
116 " Peace is the greatest weapon for development that any person can have. "
117 " It is music and dancing that make me at peace with the world. "
118 " I never lose. I either win or learn. "
119 " A freedom fighter learns the hard way that it is the oppressor who defines the nature of the struggle,and the oppressed is often left no recourse but to use methods that mirror those of the oppressor.At a point, one can only fight fire with fire "
120 " I could not imagine that the future I was walking toward could compare in any way to the past that I was leaving behind. "