There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. . . As we're … - Nelson Mandela

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With sports, you get the results back right away. With life, it's not always so black and white.

Nelson Mandela

There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. . . As we're liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

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The very right to be human is denied every day to hundreds of millions of people as a result of poverty, the unavailability of basic necessities such as food, jobs, water and shelter, education, health care and a healthy environment.

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The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.

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Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.

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It always seems impossible until its done.

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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. Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. . . Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.

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