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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.
-Nelson Mandela
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South Africa Is The

Nelson Mandela
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.
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Forever
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Trying
Dignity
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Two
Way
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Land
Justice For All
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Effort
Lasts
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Our World
Long
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Facts
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White
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Malaria
World
Great Peacemakers Are All People Of Integrity, Of Honesty, But Humility.
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Integrity
Humility
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Discussion
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Men
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Vision
Foundation
Would Be
The Impression That You Are A Demigod Worried Me. I Wanted To Be Like An Ordinary Human Being With Virtues And Vices.
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Ordinary
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Jail
Prison
It's Not Our Weaknesses That Frighten Us. It's Our Strengths.
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When We Can Sit In The Face Of Insanity Or Dislikes And Be Free From The Need To Make It Different, Then We Are Free.
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Insanity
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Leader
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Reality
People
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America
United States
World
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Past
Giving
Justice
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Weapons
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Community
Challenges
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Conflict
Unimaginable
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There's No Such Thing As Part Freedom.
Criminal Mind
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
Give A Child Love, Laughter And Peace, Not Aids.
Love
Laughter
Children
I Am Sure That If Somebody Is Giving A Sum To Charity, He Or She Should Be Encouraged To Do So By The Authorities Because The Spirit In Which We Encourage People To Give Has Permeated Our Society.
People
Giving
Charity
I Want To Sleep For Eternity With A Broad Smile On My Face. I Want Those Who Remain Behind To Say This Man Has Done His Duty.
Sleep
Men
Done
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
We Tried In Our Simple Way To Lead Our Life In A Manner That May Make A Difference To Those Of Others.
Inspiring
Simple
Differences
Overcoming Poverty Is Not A Gesture Of Charity. It Is An Act Of Justice. It Is The Protection Of A Fundamental Human Right, The Right To Dignity And A Decent Life . . .
Justice
Overcoming
Fundamentals
There Are Few Misfortunes In This World That You Cannot Turn Into A Personal Trimuph If You Have The Iron Will And The Neccessary Skill.
Inspiring
Iron Will
Skills
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
The Titanic Effort That Has Brought Liberation To South Africa, And Ensured The Total Liberation Of Africa, Constitutes An Act Of Redemption For The Black People Of The World.
People
Effort
Black
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
In The End, Reconciliation Is A Spiritual Process, Which Requires More Than Just A Legal Framework. It Has To Happen In The Hearts And Minds Of People.
Spiritual
Heart
People
No Child In Africa, And In Fact Anywhere In The World, Should Be Denied Education.
Children
World
Facts
The Relations Between A Man And His Or Her God Is A Personal Matter; You Can't Go Out And Challenge The Belief Of People In A Superior Being.
Men
People
Challenges
Force Is The Only Language The Imperialists Can Hear, And No Country Became Free Without Some Sort Of Violence.
Country
Violence
Language
Our Economic Approach To Food And Its Distribution Reflects Our Basic Moral Values.
Moral
Economic
Distribution
There Were Many Dark Moments When My Faith In Humanity Was Sorely Tested.
Optimistic
Dark
Optimism
There Is Nothing To Popularize A Person. Only Humility, Which Is The Ability To Remain In The Background And To Put Others In The Front Light.
Humility
Light
Ability
Everyone Can Rise Above Their Circumstances And Achieve Success If They Are Dedicated To And Passionate About What They Do.
Success
Independent
Passionate
There Are Many People Who Have Worked Just Because They Love The Community In Which They Are In, Without Expecting Any Financial Consideration.
People
Community
Financial
It Never Hurts To Think Too Highly Of A Person; Often They Become Ennobled And Act Better Because Of It.
Forgiveness
Hurt
Thinking
It Is Also The Fate Of Leadership To Be Misunderstood. It Is A Grave Error For Any Leader To Be Oversensitive In The Face Of Criticism, To Conduct Discussions As If He Or She Is A Schoolmaster Talking To Less Informed And Inexperienced Learners.
Fate
Errors
Talking
I Have Found Jews To Be More Broad-minded Than Most Whites On Issues Of Race And Politics, Perhaps Because They Themselves Have Historically Been Victims Of Prejudice.
Race
Issues
Prejudice
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
A Garden Was One Of The Few Thing In Prison That One Could Control. To Plant A Seed, Watch It Grow, To Tend It Then Harvest It, Offered A Simple But Enduring Satisfaction. The Sense Of Being The Custodian Of This Small Patch Of Earth Offered A Taste Of Freedom.
Simple
Garden
Custodians
I Hate Racial Discrimination Most Intensely And All Its Manifestations. I Have Fought All My Life; I Fight Now, And Will Do So Until The End Of My Days. Even Although I Now Happen To Be Tried By One, Whose Opinion I Hold In High Esteem, I Detest Most Violently The Set-up That Surrounds Me Here. It Makes Me Feel That I Am A Black Man In A White Man's Court. This Should Not Be I Should Feel Perfectly At Ease And At Home With The Assurance That I Am Being Tried By A Fellow South African, Who Does Not Regard Me As An Inferior, Entitled To A Special Type Of Justice.
Hate
Home
Fighting
It Is Not A Question Of Patronizing Philanthropy Towards Disabled People. They Do Not Need The Patronage Of The Non-disabled. It Is Not For Them To Adapt To The Dominant And Dominating World Of The So-called Non-disabled. It Is For Us To Adapt Our Understanding Of A Common Humanity; To Learn Of The Richness Of How Human Life Is Diverse; To Recognize The Presence Of Disability In Our Human Midst As An Enrichment Of Our Diversity.
Common Humanity
Diversity
People
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
I Was Not Born With A Hunger To Be Free, I Was Born Free.
Hunger
Born
Born Free
No Country Can Really Develop Unless Its Citizens Are Educated.
Inspiring
Education
Country
I Approach Every Problem With Optimism.
Optimism
Problem
Approach
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
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
It Is Our Duty To Give Support To The Brother Leader ... Especially In Regards To The Sanctions Which Are Not Hitting Just Him, They Are Hitting The Ordinary Masses Of The People ... Our African Brothers And Sisters.
Brother
People
Giving
If There Is A Country That Has Committed Unspeakable Atrocities In The World, It Is The United States Of America.
Country
Atrocities Committed
America
There Is No Doubt That The United States Now Feels That They Are The Only Superpower In The World And They Can Do What They Like.
Doubt
United States
World
I And Some Colleagues Came To The Conclusion That As Violence In This Country Was Inevitable, It Would Be Wrong And Unrealistic For African Leaders To Continue Preaching Peace And Non-violence At A Time When The Government Met Our Peaceful Demands With Force. It Was Only When All Else Had Failed, When All Channels Of Peaceful Protest Had Been Barred To Us, That The Decision Was Made To Embark On Violent Forms Of Political Struggle.
Country
Struggle
Government
It Is So Easy To Break Down And Destroy. The Heroes Are Those Who Make Peace And Build.
Hero
Down And
Easy
We Should Take Heart From Our Own Experience And Performance. In A Cynical World We Have Become An Inspiration To Many.
Inspiration
Heart
Cynical
No One Is Born Hating Another Person Because Of The Color Of His Skin, Or His Background, Or His Religion. People Must Learn To Hate, And If They Can Learn To Hate, They Can Be Taught To Love, For Love Comes More Naturally To The Human Heart Than Its Opposite.
Love
Inspirational
Life
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
You Have A Limited Time To Stay On Earth. You Must Try To Use That Period For The Purpose Of Transforming Your Country Into What You Desire It To Be: A Democratic, Non-racial, Non-sexist Country. And That Is A Great Task.
Country
Desire
Trying
We Have Introduced A Rule Of Law Into Many Sections Of Our Public Life.
Law
Public Life
Sections
Friends, Comrades And Fellow South Africans. I Greet You All In The Name Of Peace, Democracy And Freedom For All. I Stand Here Before You Not As A Prophet But As A Humble Servant Of You, The People. Your Tireless And Heroic Sacrifices Have Made It Possible For Me To Be Here Today. I Therefore Place The Remaining Years Of My Life In Your Hands.
Humble
Commitment
Sacrifice
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
The Authorities Liked To Say That We Received A Balanced Diet; It Was Indeed Balanced - Between The Unpalatable And The Inedible.
Authority
Long Walk To Freedom
Balanced
The Message Of Reconciliation, Of Nation-building, Of Granting Amnesty, Indemnity, Has Struck A Powerful, Favorable Chord. And People Can Understand That We're Here Not For Purposes Of Retribution But To Forget The Past And To Build Our Country.
Country
Powerful
Past
When I Went To Jail, I Was A Trained Lawyer. And When The Wardens Received Letters Of Demands Or Summonses, They Didn't Have The Resources To Go To An Attorney To Help Them. I Would Help Them Settle Their Cases, So They Became Attached To Me And The Other Prisoners.
Jail
Demand
Letters
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
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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