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Nelson Mandela Quotes
«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.»
Author: Nelson Mandela
(Statesman)
| Keywords:
again and again, pass through, The Shadow, The Valley, valley, walk-to
«There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.»
«As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion. Oftentimes, my own opinion will simply represent a con-sensus of what I heard in the discussion. I always remember the axiom: a leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.»
Author: Nelson Mandela
(Statesman)
| About:
Leadership,
Opinions
| Keywords:
all along, con, cons, directed, discussion, endeavored, flock, go out, nimble, oftentimes, represent, shepherd, shepherded, stays, the discussion, The Others, venturing, whereupon
«There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.»
Author: Nelson Mandela
(Statesman)
| About:
Society
| Keywords:
keener, keenest, revelation, Revelation of, treats
«Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that a son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, that a child of farm workers can become the president of a»
Author: Nelson Mandela
(Statesman)
| About:
Education
| Keywords:
daughter, doctor, engine, farm, farms, mineworker, peasant, Personal development, President of, Son, Son of, The Farm, the President, workers
«I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. 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»
«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.»