Let It Never Be Said By Future Generations That Indifference, Cynicism Or Selfishness Made Us Fail To Live Up To The Ideals Of Humanism Which The Nobel Peace Prize Encapsulates. Let The Strivings Of Us All, Prove Martin Luther King Jr. To Have Been Correct, When He Said That Humanity Can No Longer Be Tragically Bound To The Starless Midnight Of Racism And War.

-Nelson Mandela

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Let It Never Be

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Both Bush As Well, As Tony Blair, Are Undermining An Idea Which Was Sponsored By Their Predecessors. They Do Not Care. Is It Because The Secretary-general Of The United Nations [ghanaian Kofi Annan] Is Now A Black Man? They Never Did That When Secretary-generals Were White.

Men

Ideas

White

History Will Surely Judge Us Harshly If We Do Not Respond With All The Energy And Resources That We Can Bring To Bear In The Fight Against Hiv/aids

Fighting

Judging

Bears

Home Is Home Even For Those Who Aspire To Serve Wider Interests And Who Have Established Their Home Of Choice In Distant Regions.

Home

Choices

Interest

Why Is It That In This Courtroom I Face A White Magistrate, Am Confronted By A White Prosecutor And Escorted Into The Dock By A White Orderly? Can Anyone Honestly And Seriously Suggest That In This Type Of Atmosphere The Scales Of Justice Are Evenly Balanced?

White

Justice

Atmosphere

Our Human Compassion Binds Us The One To The Other - Not In Pity Or Patronizingly, But As Human Beings Who Have Learnt How To Turn Our Common Suffering Into Hope For The Future.

Future

Compassion

Suffering

It Is Most Unusual To Return To A Place That Has Changed In Ways You Yourself Have Altered.

Inspiring

Way

Return

The Death Sentence Is A Barbaric Act . . . It Is A Reflection Of The Animal Instinct Still In Human Beings.

Animal

Reflection

Death Penalty

Blaming Things On The Past Does Not Make Them Better.

Past

Doe

Blame

An Initiative Was Essentially Led By Civil Society Because The Policy Of The Government Was That Africans Must Not Be Taught To Graze In Pastures Which Were Reserved For The Main White Group.

Government

White

Groups

We Signal That Good Can Be Achieved Amongst Human Beings Who Are Prepared To Trust, Prepared To Believe In The Goodness Of People.

Believe

People

Goodness

A Real Leader Uses Every Issue, No Matter How Serious And Sensitive, To Ensure That At The End Of The Debate We Should Emerge Stronger And More United Than Ever Before.

Leadership

Real

Issues

There Are People Here [in South Africa] Who, Whatever The Debate Is On A Particular Issue, Their Dominating Idea Is That At The End Of The Debate We Must Emerge Stronger Than We Were Before And Closer To One Another.

Ideas

Issues

People

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

Struggle

Fighting

Fire

Sports Have The Power To Change The World. It Has The Power To Inspire, The Power To Unite People In A Way That Little Else Does. It Speaks To Youth In A Language They Understand. Sports Can Create Hope, Where There Was Once Only Despair. It Is More Powerful Than Governments In Breaking Down Racial Barriers. It Laughs In The Face Of All Types Of Discrimination. Sports Is The Game Of Lovers.

Sports

People

Inspire

Hating Clouds The Mind. It Gets In The Way Of Strategy. Leaders Cannot Afford To Hate

Wisdom

Hate

Clouds

One Of The Sad Realities Today Is That Very Few People, Especially Young People, Read Books. Unless We Can Find Imaginative Ways Of Addressing This Reality, Future Generations Are In Danger Of Losing Their History.

Book

Reality

People

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.

Inspirational

Inspiring

Encouraging

From The Poorest Of Countries To The Richest Of Nations, Education Is The Key To Moving Forward In Any Society.

Country

Moving

Keys

I Would Like It To Be Said: Here Lies A Man Who Has Done His Duty On Earth

Lying

Men

Done

There Are So Many Men And Women Who Hold No Distinctive Positions But Whose Contribution Towards The Development Of Society Has Been Enormous. Some Of Them Are Not Known Even In Their Own Countries, But When You Come Across Them You Are Very Impressed. Those Are Heroes Or Heroines We Must Never Forget. Because Of Their Service To Society, You Can't Really Help But Admire Them.

Country

Hero

Men

Hope Is A Powerful Weapon, And (one) No One Power On Earth Can Deprive You Of.

Powerful

Earth

Weapons

I Appeal To The Youth And Those On The Ground: Start Talking To Each Other Across Divisions Of Race And Political Organizations.

Talking

Organization

Race

It's A Tragedy What Is Happening, What Bush Is Doing. All Bush Wants Is Iraqi Oil. There Is No Doubt That The U.s. Is Behaving Badly. Why Are They Not Seeking To Confiscate Weapons Of Mass Destruction From Their Ally Israel? This Is Just An Excuse To Get Iraq's Oil.

Mass Destruction

Israel

Oil

We Have Introduced A Democratic Constitution, Which Put Suvery South African On An Equal Basis.

Constitution

Democratic

Equal

When The Water Starts Boiling It Is Foolish To Turn Off The Heat.

Inspiring

Stupid

Water

There Is Nothing More Dangerous Than A Humiliated Man.

Men

Danger

Closed Minded

In Countries Where Innocent People Are Dying, The Leaders Are Following Their Blood Rather Than Their Brains.

Inspiring

Country

Blood

I Really Wanted To Retire And Rest And Spend More Time With My Children, My Grandchildren And Of Course With My Wife.

Rest In Peace

Children

Wife

I Did Not Enjoy The Violence Of Boxing So Much As The Science Of It.

Boxing

Violence

Enjoy

As Long As Many Of Our People Still Live In Utter Poverty, As Long As Children Still Live Under Plastic Covers, As Long As Many Of Our People Are Still Without Jobs, No South African Should Rest And Wallow In The Joy Of Freedom.

Jobs

Children

Long

Racism Is A Blight On The Human Conscience

Racism

Blight

Humans

The Time Has Come To Accept In Our Hearts And Minds That With Freedom Comes Responsibility.

Heart

Responsibility

Mind

One Cannot Be Prepared For Something While Secretly Believing It Will Not Happen.

Inspiring

Believe

Be Prepared

We Raise Our Voices In Holy Gladness To Celebrate The Victory Of The Risen Christ Over The Terrible Forces Of Death.

Voice

Victory

Christ

It Is Your Duty To Examine The Conduct Of Public Figures And To Place Them In The Spotlight - That Is Your Duty.

Spotlight

Figures

Duty

When We Read We Are Able To Travel To Many Places, Meet Many People And Understand The World.

People

World

Able

The Usa Is A Threat To World Peace. Who Are They To Pretend That They Are The Policemen Of The World, The Ones That Should Decide For The People Of Iraq What Should Be Done With Their Government And Their Leadership. All That [the Usa] Wants Is Iraqi Oil. [blair Is] Simply The Foreign Minister Of The United States. He Is No Longer Prime Minister Of Britain.

Government

Usa

Oil

I Am Not A Saint, Unless You Think Of A Saint As A Sinner Who Keeps On Trying.

Life

Inspiring

Success

The True Character Of A Society Is Revealed In How It Treats Its Children.

Children

Character

Society

When I Came To Johannesburg From The Countryside, I Knew Nobody, But Many Strangers Were Very Kind To Me. I Then Was Dragged Into Politics, And Then, Subsequently, I Became A Lawyer.

Lawyer

Kind

Stranger

It Is Not Where You Start But How High You Aim That Matters For Success.

Inspirational

Motivational

Inspiring

Freedom Would Be Meaningless Without Security In The Home And In The Streets.

Inspiring

Freedom

Home

Sometimes It Falls Upon A Generation To Be Great. You Can Be That Great Generation. Let Your Greatness Blossom. Of Course The Task Will Not Be Easy. But Not To Do This Would Be A Crime Against Humanity, Against Which I Ask All Humanity Now To Rise Up.

Fall

Greatness

Humanity

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 Consensus 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.

Leader

Nimble

Shepherds

Of Course We Desire Education And We Think It Is A Good Thing, But You Don't Have To Have Education In Order To Know That You Want Certain Fundamental Rights, You Have Got Aspirations, You Have Got Acclaims. It Has Nothing To Do With Education Whatsoever.

Thinking

Rights

Order

No One Truly Knows A Nation Until One Has Been Inside Its Jails. A Nation Should Not Be Judged By How It Treats Its Highest Citizens But Its Lowest Ones.

Our Experience Has Taught Us That With Goodwill A Negotiated Solution Can Be Found For Even The Most Profound Problems.

Taught Us

Profound

Challenges

There Are Many People In South Africa Who Are Rich And Who Can Share Those Riches With Those Not So Fortunate Who Have Not Been Able To Conquer Poverty.

People

Able

Riches

Continuously, We Have To Fight To Defeat The Primitive Tendency Towards The Glorification Of Arms, The Adulation Of Force, Born Of The Illusion That Injustice Can Be Perpetuated By The Capacity To Kill, Or That Disputes Are Necessarily Best Resolved By Resort To Violent Means.

Mean

Fighting

Arms

It's In Your Hands To Make The World A Better Place.

Hands

World

Better Place

Extremists On All Sides Thrive, Fed By The Blood Lust Of Centuries Gone By.

Blood

Lust

Sides

A New World Will Be Won Not By Those Who Stand At A Distance With Their Arms Folded, But By Those Who Are In The Arena, Whose Garments Are Torn By Storms And Whose Bodies Are Maimed In The Course Of The Contest.

Distance

Winning

People

There Can Be No Greater Gift Than That Of Giving One’s Time And Energy To Help Others Without Expecting Anything In Return.

Helping Others

Giving

Energy

Aids Is No Longer Just A Disease, It Is A Human Rights Issue.

Rights

Issues

Disease

Times Change, We Need To Change As Well.

Needs

Need A Change

Wells

Do Not Allow Your Anger To Control Your Reason, But Rather Your Reason To Control Your Anger.

Reason

Even If You Have A Terminal Disease, You Don't Have To Sit Down And Mope. Enjoy Life And Challenge The Illness That You Have.

Inspiring

Enjoy Life

Challenges

Freedom Can Never Be Taken For Granted. Each Generation Must Safeguard It And Extend It. Your Parents And Elders Sacrificed Much So That You Should Have Freedom Without Suffering What They Did. Use This Precious Right To Ensure That The Darkness Of The Past Never Returns.

Taken

Past

Should Have

In My Country We Go To Prison First And Then Become President.

Inspiring

Country

President

I Knew We Could Improve Our Lives Even In Jail. We Could Come Out As Different Men, And We Could Even Come Out With Two Degrees. Educating Ourselves Was A Way To Give Ourselves The Most Powerful Weapon For Freedom.

Powerful

Men

Jail

Isimangaliso Must Be The Only Place On The Globe Where The Oldest Land Mammal (rhinoceros) And The World Biggest Terrestrial Mammal (elephant) Share An Ecosystem With The World's Oldest Fish (coelacanth) And The World's Biggest Marine Mammal (whale)

Marine

Whales

Land

Although Verwoerd Thought Africans Were Lower Than Animals, His Death Did Not Yield Us Any Pleasure. Political Assassination Is Not Something I Or The Anc Ever Supported. It Is A Primitive Way Of Contending With An Opponent

Animal

Yield

Political

Today We Are A Nation At Peace With Itself, United In Our Diversity, Not Only Proclaiming But Living Out The Contention That South Africa Belongs To All Who Live In It. We Take Our Place Amongst The Nations Of The World, Confident And Proud In Being An African Country.

Country

Diversity

World

As I Walked Out The Door Toward The Gate That Would Lead To My Freedom, I Knew If I Didn't Leave My Bitterness And Hatred Behind, I'd Still Be In Prison.

Inspirational

Forgiveness

Acceptance

We, The People Of South Africa, Declare For All Our Country And The World To Know: That South Africa Belongs To All Who Live In It, Black And White, And That No Government Can Justly Claim Authority Unless It Is Based On The Will Of The People.

Country

Black And White

Government

I Regard It As A Duty Which I Owed, Not Just To My People, But Also To My Profession, To The Practice Of Law, And To The Justice For All Mankind, To Cry Out Against This Discrimination Which Is Essentially Unjust And Opposed To The Whole Basis Of The Attitude Towards Justice Which Is Part Of The Tradition Of Legal Training In This Country. I Believed That In Taking Up A Stand Against This Injustice I Was Upholding The Dignity Of What Should Be An Honorable Profession.

Country

Attitude

Justice For All

The Greatest Single Challenge Facing Our Globalised World Is To Combat And Eradicate Its Disparities.

Challenges

World

Disparity

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.

Inspirational

Positive

Inspiring

Like All Xhosa Children, I Acquired Knowledge Mainly Through Observation. We Were Meant To Learn Through Imitation And Emulation, Not Through Questions. When I First Visited The Homes Of Whites, I Was Often Dumbfounded By The Number And Nature Of Questions That Children Asked Of Their Parents-and Their Parents' Unfailing Willingness To Answer Them. In My Household, Questions Were Considered A Nuisance; Adults Imparted Information As They Considered Necessary.

Children

Home

Numbers

I Am Not The Only One Who Did Not Want Revenge. Almost All My Colleagues In Prison Did Not Want Revenge, Because There Is No Time To Do Anything Else Except To Try And Save Your People.

Revenge

People

Trying

We Have Triumphed In The Effort To Implant Hope In The Breasts Of The Millions Of Our People. We Enter Into A Covenant That We Shall Build The Society In Which All South Africans, Both Black And White, Will Be Able To Walk Tall, Without Any Fear In Their Hearts, Assured Of Their Inalienable Right To Human Dignity — A Rainbow Nation At Peace With Itself And The World.

Heart

Black And White

People

Some Of The Mission Groups That Have Been Responsible For Our Education Have Not Been Part Of The Government. In Fact, They Acted Contrary To What The Government Had Planned To Do.

Government

Groups

Facts

When We Dehumanise And Demonise Our Opponents, We Abandon The Possibility Of Peacefully Resolving Our Differences, And Seek To Justify Violence Against Them.

Differences

Opponents

Violence

Honour Belongs To Those Who Never Forsake The Truth Even When Things Seem Dark And Grim, Who Try Over And Over Again, Who Are Never Discouraged By Insults, Humiliation And Even Defeat.

Inspirational

Moving On

Perseverance

May Your Choices Reflect Your Hopes, Not Your Fears.

Inspirational

Positive

Daughter

Exercise Is The Key Not Only To Physical Health But To Peace Of Mind.

Motivational

Exercise

Keys

Few Things Make The Life Of A Parent More Rewarding And Sweet As Successful Children.

Sweet

Children

Successful

When The History Of Our Times Is Written, Will We Be Remembered As The Generation That Turned Our Backs In A Moment Of Global Crisis Or Will It Be Recorded That We Did The Right Thing?

Generations

Moments

Crisis

Ethiopia Always Has A Special Place In My Imagination And The Prospect Of Visiting Ethiopia Attracted Me More Strongly Than A Trip To France, England, And America Combined. I Felt I Would Be Visiting My Own Genesis, Unearthing The Roots Of What Made Me An African.

England And America

Roots

Imagination

History And The Generations To Come Will Judge Our Leaders By The Decisions They Make In The Coming Weeks.

Judging

Decision

Leader

I Love Playing And Chatting With Children...feeding And Putting Them To Bed With A Little Story, And Being Away From The Family Has Troubled Me Throughout My...life. I Like Relaxing At The House, Reading Quietly, Taking In The Sweet Smell That Comes From The Pots, Sitting Around A Table With The Family And Taking Out My Wife And Children. When You Can No Longer Enjoy These Simple Pleasures Something Valuable Is Taken Away From Your Life And You Feel It In Your Daily Work.

Sweet

Children

Taken

Only Through Hardship, Sacrifice And Militant Action Can Freedom Be Won. The Struggle Is My Life. I Will Continue Fighting For Freedom Until The End Of My Days.

Struggle

Sacrifice

Fighting

We Understand And Promote The Notion That While Children Need To Be Guided They Also Have An Entrenched Right To Be Whatever They Want To Be And That They Can Achieve This Only If They Are Given The Space To Dream And Live Out Their Dreams.

Dream

Children

Space

One Effect Of Sustained Conflict Is To Narrow Our Vision Of What Is Possible. Time And Time Again, Conflicts Are Resolved Through Shifts That Were Unimaginable At The Start.

Vision

Conflict

Unimaginable

There Is Little Favorable To Be Said About Poverty, But It Was Often An Incubator Of True Friendship.

True Friend

Littles

Poverty

Video Screenshot 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."

Inspiring

Men

Long Walks

On The The Aids Epidemic: This Is A War. It Has Killed More People Than Has Been The Case In All Previous Wars And In All Previous Natural Disasters ... We Must Not Continue To Be Debating, To Be Arguing, When People Are Dying.

War

Epidemics

Aids Epidemic

Aids Is Our Number One Enemy. This Enemy Can Be Defeated. While The Research For A Cure Continues, Four Principles -- Love, Support, Acceptance And Care For Those Affected -- Can Make Us Winners.

Acceptance

Numbers

Support

Where People Of Goodwill Get Together And Transcend Their Differences For The Common Good, Peaceful And Just Solutions Can Be Found Even For Those Problems Which Seem Most Intractable.

Differences

People

Peaceful

I Am Not Truly Free If I Am Taking Away Someone Else's Freedom, Just As Surely As I Am Not Free When My Freedom Is Taken From Me. The Oppressed And The Oppressor Alike Are Robbed Of Their Humanity.

Taken

Humanity

Long Walk To Freedom

The New World Order That Is In The Making Must Focus On The Creation Of A World Of Democracy, Peace And Prosperity For All.

World Government

Order

Nwo

Whatever Position I Occupied, It Was The Result Of Colleagues - Of My Comrades In The Movement - Who Had Decided In Their Wisdom To Use Me For The Purpose Of Focusing The Attention Of The Country And The International Community On Me.

Country

Community

Attention

Everyone Can Rise Above Their Circumstances And Achieve Success If They Are Dedicated To And Passionate About What They Do.

Success

Independent

Passionate

I Shall Stick To Our Vow: Never, Never Under Any Circumstances, To Say Anything Unbecoming Of The Other...the Trouble, Of Course, Is That Most Successful Men Are Prone To Some Form Of Vanity. There Comes A Stage In Their Lives When They Consider It Permissible To Be Egotistic And To Brag To The Public At Large About Their Unique Achievements.

Successful

Unique

Men

We Have Introduced A Rule Of Law Into Many Sections Of Our Public Life.

Law

Public Life

Sections

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.

Inspiring

Fall

Greatness

The United States Of America Is A Threat To World Peace. Because What [america] Is Saying Is That If You Are Afraid Of A Veto In The Security Council, You Can Go Outside And Take Action And Violate The Sovereignty Of Other Countries. That Is The Message They Are Sending To The World. That Must Be Condemned In The Strongest Terms.

Country

Iraq

America

Our Single Most Important Challenge Is Therefore To Help Establish A Social Order In Which The Freedom Of The Individual Will Truly Mean The Freedom Of The Individual.

Inspirational

Inspiring

Mean

If We Do Not Do Something To Prevent It, Africa's Animals, And The Places In Which They Live, Will Be Lost To Our World, And Her Children, Forever. Before It Is Too Late, We Need Your Help To Lay The Foundation That Will Preserve This Precious Legacy Long After We Are Gone.

Children

Animal

Our World

I Am Influenced More Than Ever Before By The Conviction That Social Equality Is The Only Basis Of Human Happiness.

Conviction

Social

Bases

If There Is One Thing In This Planet That Has The Power To Bind People It Is Soccer.

Soccer

People

Planets

We Don't Have To Be Victims Of Our Past, That We Can Let Go Of Our Bitterness, And That All Of Us Can Achieve Greatness.

Letting Go

Past

Greatness

I Have Been Influenced In My Thinking By Both West And East.

Thinking

East

West

Thinking Too Well Of People Often Allows Them To Be Better Than They Otherwise Would.

Inspirational

Positive

Encouraging

If There Is A Country That Has Committed Unspeakable Atrocities In The World, It Is The United States Of America. They Don't Care For Human Beings.... What I Am Condemning Is That One Power, With A President [george W. Bush] Who Has No Foresight, Who Cannot Think Properly, Is Now Wanting To Plunge The World Into A Holocaust.

Country

Thinking

America

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.

Courage

Peace

Moving

Let Us Give Practical Recognition To The Injustices Of The Past,by Building A Future Based On Equality&social Justice

Past

Giving

Justice

Our March To Freedom Is Irreversible. We Must Not Allow Fear To Stand In Our Way.

Way

March

Dictator

If The Anc Does To You What The Apartheid Government Did To You, Then You Must Do To The Anc What You Did To The Apartheid Government.

Government

Doe

Apartheid

If You Sit Down And Talk To A Person, It's Easy To Convince Him That Apartheid Can Never Save A Country And Will Lead To The Slaughtering Of Innocent People - Including His Own People.

Country

People

Down And

One Of The Things I Learned When I Was Negotiating Was That Until I Changed Myself, I Could Not Change Others.

Change

Inspiring

Leadership

That Day, Miss Mdingane Told Me That My New Name Was Nelson. Why She Bestowed This Particular Name Upon Me I Have No Idea. Perhaps It Had Something To Do With The Great British Sea Captain Lord Nelson, But That Would Be Only A Guess.

Sea

Names

Ideas

Great Peacemakers Are All People Of Integrity, Of Honesty, But Humility.

Honesty

Integrity

Humility

It Is Necessary To Heal The Wounds Of The Past If You Are Going To Build Your Country And To Have Unity. I Am Working With People Who Fought Me Very Bitterly Before The Elections. It Was My Responsibility As The Man Who Is Leading The Majority Party, My Responsibility To Heal The Wounds Of The Past And To Work With People Who Were My Opponents.

Country

Party

Responsibility

The Laws That Stopped Blacks From Voting Were The Worst, Because They Prevented Blacks From Voting Someone Into Parliament Who Could Change The Other Laws. Even Though The Blacks Were The Majority Of The Population, They Were Still Not Getting A Say.

Law

Voting

Majority

We Must Use Time Wisely And Forever Realize That The Time Is Always Ripe To Do Right.

Inspiring

Graduation

Hope

Whether You Change The Linen Or Stitch Up Wounds, Cook The Food Or Dispense The Medicines, It Is In Your Hands To Help Build A Public Service Worthy Of All Those Who Gave Their Lives For The Dream Of Democracy

Dream

Food

Medicine

Resentment Is Like Drinking Poison And Then Hoping It Will Kill Your Enemies.

Forgiveness

Letting Go

Spiritual

If You Don’t Intend Having A Compromise, You Don’t Negotiate At All.

Compromise

Ifs

When A Man Is Denied The Right To Live The Life He Believes In, He Has No Choice But To Become An Outlaw.

Inspirational

Inspiring

Freedom

The More Informed You Are, The Less Arrogant And Aggressive You Are.

Arrogant

Aggressive

Education Is The Most Powerful Weapon Which You Can Use To Change The World.

Inspirational

Change

Inspiring

Information Is A Basic Human Right And The Fundamental Foundation For The Formation Of Democratic Institutions.

Foundation

Fundamentals

Information

It Is My Greatest Wish That The Children’s Fund Should Continue To Be A Beacon Of Hope And Light.

Children

Light

Wish

Overcoming Poverty Is Not A Gesture Of Charity. It Is An Act Of Justice.

Hunger And Poverty

Hunger Poverty

Justice

Only 50 Years Ago Persons With Intellectual Disabilities Were Scorned, Isolated And Neglected. Today, They Are Able To Attend School, Become Employed And Assimilate Into Their Local Community.

School

Years

Community

A Good Head And A Good Heart Are Always A Formidable Combination.

Inspirational

Inspiring

Success

I Always Knew That Someday I Would Once Again Feel The Grass Under My Feet And Walk In The Sunshine As A Free Man.

Positive

Sunshine

Men

South Africans Have No Concept Of Time And This Is Also Why We Can't Solve Poverty And Social Problems… It's Now 10 Years Since The Fall Of The Apartheid Government And We Cannot Blame Apartheid For Being Tardy.

Fall

Government

Years

There Are Many People Who Feel That It Is Useless And Futile To Continue Talking About Peace And Non-violence Against A Government Whose Only Reply Is Savage Attacks On An Unarmed And Defenceless People.

Peace

Government

Talking

What We Did Was To Try And Exploit That Spirit [the Idea Of Giving], Which Was There Even Before I Approached Individual South Africans [to Give To The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund]. I Think We Must Start From That Angle.

Children

Thinking

Ideas

Greece Is The Mother Of Democracy And South Africa Is Its Youngest Daughter

Daughter

Mother

Democracy

Each Of Us Is As Intimately Attached To The Soil Of This Beautiful Country As Are The Famous Jacaranda Trees Of Pretoria And The Mimosa Trees Of The Bushveld - A Rainbow Nation At Peace With Itself And The World.

Beautiful

Country

Rainbow

Education Has Become A Very Powerful Weapon In The Struggle To Produce A Well-developed Person.

Powerful

Struggle

Weapons

I Dust [your Photo] Carefully Every Morning, For To Do So Gives Me The Pleasant Feeling That I'm Caressing You As In The Old Days. I Even Touch Your Nose With Mine To Recapture The Electric Current That Used To Flush Through My Blood Whenever I Did So.

Morning

Dust

Blood

I Have Cherished The Ideal Of A Democratic And Free Society In Which All Persons Live Together In Harmony And With Equal Opportunities.

Wisdom

Opportunity

Equality

In Some Ways, I Saw The Garden As A Metaphor For Certain Aspects Of My Life. A Leader Must Also Tend His Garden; He, Too, Plants Seeds, And Then Watches, Cultivates, And Harvests The Results. Like The Gardener, A Leader Must Take Responsibility For What He Cultivates; He Must Mind His Work, Try To Repel Enemies, Preserve What Can Be Preserved, And Eliminate What Cannot Succeed.

Responsibility

Garden

Leader

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 Farm Workers 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.

Success

Daughter

Children

Money Won't Create Success, The Freedom To Make It Will.

Money

Congratulations

Not Giving Up

Freedom Alone Is Not Enough Without Light To Read At Night, Without Time Or Access To Water To Irrigate Your Farm, Without The Ability To Catch Fish To Feed Your Family.

Rain

Night

Light

Aids Today In Africa Is Claiming More Lives Than The Sum Total Of All Wars, Famines And Floods And The Ravages Of Such Deadly Diseases As Malaria ... We Must Act Now For The Sake Of The World.

War

Malaria

World

It Is Also The Fate Of Leadership To Be Misunderstood. For Historians, Academics, Writers And Journalists To Reflect Great Lives According To Their Own Subjective Canon.

Fate

Misunderstood

Canon

Do Not Judge Me By My Success, Judge Me By How Many Times I Fell Down And Got Back Up Again.

Inspiring

Judging

Down And

Negotiation And Discussion Are The Greatest Weapons We Have For Promoting Peace And Development.

Peace

Agreement

Development

You Mustn't Compromise Your Principles, But You Mustn't Humiliate The Opposition. No One Is More Dangerous Than One Who Is Humiliated.

Principles

Compromise

Dangerous

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.

Inspirational

Inspiring

Courage

Part Of Being Optimistic Is Keeping One's Head Pointed Toward The Sun, One's Feet Moving Forward.

Moving

Optimistic

Feet

What He Means By This Is That Instead Of Saying You'll "try", You Need To "do". And As We Let Our 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.

Motivational

Mean

Light

In The 21st Century, The Capacity To Communicate Will Almost Certainly Be A Key Human Right.

Keys

Century

Capacity

[gandhi] Said, "i Want To Find God, And Because I Want To Find God, I Have To Find God Along With Other People. I Don't Believe I Can Find God Alone. If I Did, I Would Be Running To The Himalayas To Find God In Some Cave There. But Since I Believe That Nobody Can Find God Alone, I Have To Work With People. I Have To Take Them With Me. Alone I Can't Come To Him."

Running

Believe

People

Our Continent Must Be Allowed To Do Its Own Things, Charting Its Course And Destiny.

Destiny

Charting

Continents

There Must Be An End To White Monopoly On Political Power, And A Fundamental Restructuring Of Our Political And Economic Systems To Ensure That The Inequalities Of Apartheid Are Addressed And Our Society Thoroughly Democratized.

White

Political

Fundamentals

It Is My Deepest Conviction That The Children Should Be Seen And Heard As Our Most Treasured Assets.

Children

Conviction

Assets

Although I Am A Gregarious Person, I Love Solitude Even More.

Solitude

Gregarious

Persons

I Was Not Born With A Hunger To Be Free, I Was Born Free.

Hunger

Born

Born Free

I Could Not Imagine That The Future I Was Walking Toward Could Compare In Any Way To The Past That I Was Leaving Behind.

Inspiring

Past

Leaving

Strong Convictions Are The Secret Of Surviving Deprivation; Your Spirit Can Be Full Even When Your Stomach Is Empty.

Strong

Secret

Spirit

My Family Is Very Large. 42 Million.

My Family

Millions

Sport Has The Power To Inspire And Unite People. In Africa, Soccer Enjoys Great Popularity And Has A Particular Place In The Hearts Of People. That Is Why It Is So Important That The Fifa World Cup Will, For The First Time Ever, Be Hosted On The African Continent In 2010. We Feel Privileged And Humbled That South Africa Has Been Given This Singular Honour Of Being The African Host Country.

Soccer

Sports

Country

As The Years Progress One Increasingly Realises The Importance Of Friendship And Human Solidarity. And If A 90-year-old May Offer Some Unsolicited Advice On This Occasion, It Would Be That You, Irrespective Of Your Age, Should Place Human Solidarity, The Concern For The Other, At The Centre Of The Values By Which You Live.

Years

Advice

Progress

Whenever I Am With Energetic Young People, I Feel Like A Recharged Battery.

People

Batteries

Youth

To Go To Prison Because Of Your Convictions And Be Prepared To Suffer For What You Believe In, Is Something Worthwhile. It Is An Achievement For A Man To Do His Duty On Earth Irrespective Of The Consequences.

Believe

Men

Suffering

If The United States Of America Or Britain Is Having Elections, They Don't Ask For Observers From Africa Or From Asia. But When We Have Elections, They Want Observers.

America

Political

United States

Justice And I Became Friends, Though We Were Opposites In Many Ways - He Was Extroverted, I Was Introverted; He Was Lighthearted, I Was Serious.

Opposites

Justice

Leader

Freedom Cannot Be Achieved Unless Women Have Been Emancipated From All Forms Of Oppression... Our Endeavors Must Be About The Liberation Of The Woman, The Emancipation Of The Man And The Liberty Of The Child.

Children

Men

Liberty

[giving] Is The Essence Of The Great Religions Of The World - Whether You Are Discussing The Muslim, Hindu, Jewish Or Christian Religion. It Is An Essential Fundamental Principle Of All Religions, Whatever Stage Of Development A Society Has Reached, To Sympathize With Others And To Promote That Spirit Of Equality.

Christian

Essence

Giving

The Private Sector Granted Bursaries [scholarships] For The Children Of Their Workers. Some Of Them Built Homes For Their Workers. They Had In-service Training, Which Improved The Skills Of Their Workers. So That Spirit Was There. All We Did Was Merely Exploit It.

Children

Home

Skills

If You Are Negotiating You Must Do So In A Spirit Of Reconciliation, Not From The Point Of View Of Issuing Ultimatums.

Views

Spirit

Point Of View

Let Freedom Reign. The Sun Never Set On So Glorious A Human Achievement.

Freedom

Achievement

Reign

Together As A Nation, We Have The Obligation To Put Sunshine Into The Hearts Of Our Little Ones. They Are Our Precious Possessions. They Deserve What Happiness Life Can Offer.

Inspirational

Life

Happiness

There Can Be No Keener Revelation Of A Society's Soul Than The Way In Which It Treats Its Children.

Inspiring

Spiritual

Children

When We Decided To Take Up Arms, It Was Because The Only Other Choice Was To Surrender And To Submit To Slavery.

Choices

Slavery

Arms

Love Comes More Naturally To The Human Heart Than Its Opposite.

Life

Hate

Heart

There Is No Easy Walk To Freedom Anywhere.

Freedom

Shadow Of Death

Desire

It Can Be Said That There Are Four Basic And Primary Things That The Mass Of People In A Society Wish For: To Live In A Safe Environment, To Be Able To Work And Provide For Themselves, To Have Access To Good Public Health And To Have Sound Educational Opportunities For Their Children.

Children

Educational

Opportunity

The Commonwealth Makes The World Safe For Diversity

Diversity

World

Safe

For Every Woman And Girl Violently Attacked, We Reduce Our Humanity. For Every Woman Forced Into Unprotected Sex Because Men Demand This, We Destroy Dignity And Pride. Every Woman Who Has To Sell Her Life For Sex We Condemn To A Lifetime In Prison. For Every Moment We Remain Silent, We Conspire Against Our Women. For Every Woman Infected By Hiv, We Destroy A Generation.

Girl

Sex

Pride

The Truth Is We Are Not Yet Free; We Have Merely Achieved The Freedom To Be Free.

Truth Is

We Speak Here Of The Challenge Of The Dichotomies Of War And Peace, Violence And Non-violence, Racism And Human Dignity, Oppression And Repression And Liberty And Human Rights, Poverty And Freedom From Want.

War

Rights

Racism

Part Of Building A New Nation Means Building A Spirit Of Tolerance, Love And Respect Amongst The People Of This Country.

Country

Mean

People

Where Globalization Means, As It So Often Does, That The Rich And Powerful Now Have New Means To Further Enrich And Empower Themselves At The Cost Of The Poorer And Weaker, We Have A Responsibility To Protest In The Name Of Universal Freedom.

Powerful

Mean

Responsibility

Those Who Conduct Themselves With Morality, Integrity And Consistency Need Not Fear The Forces Of Inhumanity And Cruelty.

Integrity

Consistency

Needs

If You Want The Cooperation Of Humans Around You, You Must Make Them Feel They Are Important - And You Do That By Being Genuine And Humble.

Humble

Important

Want

Sometimes, I Feel Like One Who Is On The Sidelines, Who Has Missed Life Itself.

Life

Sometimes

Sidelines

I Like A Leader Who Can, While Pointing Out A Mistake, Bring Up The Good Things The Other Person Has Done. If You Do That, Then The Person Sees That You Have A Complete Picture Of Him. There Is Nobody More Dangerous Than One Who Has Been Humiliated, Even When You Humiliate Him Rightly.

Leadership

Mistake

Done

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.

Inspirational

Inspiring

Education

For Me, Nonviolence Was Not A Moral Principle But A Strategy; There Is No Moral Goodness In Using An Ineffective Weapon.

Principles

Moral Goodness

Weapons

We Should Take Heart From Our Own Experience And Performance. In A Cynical World We Have Become An Inspiration To Many.

Inspiration

Heart

Cynical

Our Efforts To Counter Hatred, Intolerance, And Indifference Must Continue Simultaneously At Individual And Structural Levels. We Must Try To Influence For Good The Minds And Hearts Of Individual People Through Dialogue And Confidence Building. These Efforts Must Be Reinforced By Our Efforts To Create Just Structures In Society To Support The Ongoing Work Of Negotiations In The Human Community. Only Then Will We Have A Chance To Negate The Terrible Consequences Of The Tremendous Conflicts Facing Humankind Today.

Heart

People

Support

Living Isn't Just About Doing For Yourself,but What You Do For Others As Well.

Wells

I Do Not Think That I Was Brought Up In A Unique Society With Unique Features About Giving.

Unique

Thinking

Giving

I Say To All Those Leaders, Do Not Look The Other Way. Do Not Hesitate... It Is Within Your Power To Avoid A Genocide Of Humanity.

Leader

Looks

Way

After Climbing A Great Hill, One Only Finds That There Are Many More Hills To Climb.

Inspirational

Motivational

Inspiring

We Must Work Together To Ensure The Equitable Distribution Of Wealth, Opportunity And Power In Our Society.

Opportunity

Working Together

Distribution Of Wealth

If I Am Your Leader, You Have To Listen To Me & If You Don’t Want To Listen To Me, Then Drop Me As Your Leader

Leader

Want

Listen To Me

It Enables Me To Go To Bed With An Enriching Feeling In My Soul And The Belief That I Am Changing Myself.

Soul

Feelings

Bed

The Importance Of A High Moral Code, Which Is At The Foundation Of The Scout Movement, Cannot Be Stressed Too Highly.

Stressed

Foundation

Movement

South Africa Is The Most Beautiful Place On Earth. Admittedly, I Am Biased But When You Combine The Natural Beauty... And The Fact That The Region Is A Haven For Africa's Most Splendid Wildlife... Then I Think That We Have Been Blessed With A Truly Wonderful Land.

Beautiful

Blessed

Thinking

The Un Took A Strong Stand Against Apartheid; And Over The Years, An International Consensus Was Built, Which Helped To Bring An End To This Iniquitous System. But We Know Too Well That Our Freedom Is Incomplete Without The Freedom Of The Palestinians...

Strong

Years

Ends

Understanding Quotes: Their Essence and Application

Quotes, or quotations, are powerful tools in communication, encapsulating ideas, emotions, and wisdom in concise expressions. They serve various purposes across different contexts, from academic writing to everyday conversation.

1. Defining Quotes

A quote is a repetition of someone else's statement or thoughts. It can be a direct replication of words spoken or written by another individual, often used to support arguments, provide evidence, or convey profound insights.

2. The Importance of Quotes

2.1. Enhancing Credibility

Incorporating quotes from authoritative sources can bolster the credibility of your work. By referencing experts or primary sources, you demonstrate thorough research and a solid foundation for your arguments.

2.2. Providing Evidence

Quotes serve as concrete evidence to support claims. In academic and professional writing, they validate points made, offering readers a basis to trust the information presented.

2.3. Conveying Emotions and Perspectives

Quotes can encapsulate emotions and perspectives succinctly. They allow writers to express complex feelings or viewpoints through the words of others, often more eloquently than paraphrasing.

3. Types of Quotes

3.1. Direct Quotes

Direct quotes involve copying the exact words from a source, enclosed in quotation marks. They are used when the original wording is significant or particularly well-expressed.

3.2. Indirect Quotes (Paraphrasing)

Indirect quotes restate the original message in your own words. While not enclosed in quotation marks, they still require proper attribution to the original source.

3.3. Block Quotes

Block quotes are lengthy direct quotations, formatted as a separate block of text. They are typically used for quotes exceeding a certain length, varying by citation style. For instance, in APA style, quotes longer than 40 words are formatted as block quotes.

4. Proper Usage of Quotes

4.1. Contextual Relevance

Ensure that the quote you choose is relevant to the topic and adds value to your content. Avoid inserting quotes solely for decorative purposes.

4.2. Integration into Your Writing

Seamlessly integrate quotes into your writing. Introduce them appropriately and follow up with analysis or commentary to connect them to your main points.

4.3. Attribution and Citation

Always attribute quotes to their original authors and provide proper citations according to the required style guide (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.).

5. Common Mistakes to Avoid

5.1. Overusing Quotes

Relying too heavily on quotes can overshadow your voice. Use them sparingly to support your arguments, not replace them.

5.2. Lack of Analysis

Presenting a quote without analysis or explanation can leave readers questioning its relevance. Always follow up with your interpretation or discussion.

5.3. Misquoting or Taking Out of Context

Ensure that quotes are accurate and not taken out of context, as this can mislead readers and undermine your credibility.

6. Quotes in Different Contexts

6.1. Academic Writing

In academic writing, quotes are used to support arguments, provide evidence, and engage with existing literature. Proper citation is crucial to avoid plagiarism.

6.2. Journalism

Journalists use quotes to provide firsthand accounts, add authenticity, and present multiple perspectives within a story.

6.3. Literature and Creative Writing

In literature, quotes can be used to convey character voices, themes, and stylistic elements. They enrich narratives and provide depth to storytelling.

7. Punctuation and Formatting

Understanding the correct punctuation and formatting of quotes is essential:

Quotation Marks: Always enclose direct quotes within quotation marks.

Punctuation Placement: In American English, periods and commas are placed inside quotation marks, while colons and semicolons are placed outside.

Block Quotes: For longer quotes, format them as block quotes without quotation marks, and indent the entire block.

8. Ethical Considerations

Ethical use of quotes involves accurate representation, proper attribution, and respect for intellectual property. Misuse can lead to plagiarism, which carries serious academic and professional consequences.

9. Tools for Managing Quotes

Utilize tools like citation generators and plagiarism checkers to manage quotes effectively. These tools help ensure proper formatting and originality in your writing.

Conclusion

Quotes are invaluable in enriching content, providing evidence, and conveying complex ideas succinctly. When used appropriately, they enhance the quality and credibility of your writing. Always ensure relevance, proper integration, and ethical usage to maximize their impact.

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