Long Walk To Freedom Quotes - Page 3

• Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Leadership, Believe

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• One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.

  Nelson Mandela

  Change, Inspiring, Leadership

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• 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

  Inspiring, Winning, Awards

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• The victory of democracy in South Africa is the common achievement of all humanity.

  Nelson Mandela

  Achievement, Humanity, Victory

  "Long Walk to Freedom". Book by Nelson Mandela, 1995.

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• It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of my own people became a hunger for the freedom of all people, white and black. I knew as well as I knew anything that the oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the oppressed.

  Nelson Mandela

  Lonely, Years, White

  Nelson Mandela (2013). “Long Walk To Freedom”, p.404, Hachette UK

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• In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.

  Nelson Mandela

  Responsibility, Way, Easier

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• Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or savor their songs.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspiring, Song, Travel

  Nelson Mandela (1998). “In the Words of Nelson Mandela”, Birch Lane Press

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• Poverty is not natural; it is man-made

  Nelson Mandela

  Love, Life, Family

  Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.141, Simon and Schuster

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• Prison itself is a tremendous education in the need for patience and perseverance. It is above all a test of one's commitment.

  Nelson Mandela

  Perseverance, Commitment, Needs

  Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.37, Simon and Schuster

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• We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

  Marianne Williamson

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Marianne Williamson (2012). “A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever”, p.230, Hay House, Inc

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• A man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow mindedness.

  Nelson Mandela

  Men, Hatred, Prejudice

  Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.44, Simon and Schuster

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• No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion.

  Nelson Mandela

  Wisdom, Hate, Education And Freedom

  Twitter post from Jan 09, 2016

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• There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested.

  Nelson Mandela

  Optimistic, Dark, Optimism

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.134, Pan Macmillan

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  Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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  Facts and figures from Nelson Mandela's life, set to the trailer from 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.'
  "Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished."

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspiring, Men, Long Walks

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• People tell me the Netflix series, House of Cards, is sort of like my class come to life. The movie Margin Call portrays the realities of hierarchical relationships and rivalries beautifully, and how people respond when under pressure. Gandhi and Long Walk to Freedom both have the virtue of presenting larger-than-life figures in a more realistic way, showing their flaws and contradictions - their humanity - in a way that is very helpful.

  Jeffrey Pfeffer

  Reality, Long Walks, Class

  Source: bobmorris.biz

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