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World Quotes by Nelson Mandela

71 World quotes by Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandela talks about big problems and ways to fix them. He says education is the strongest tool to change things, and sport can bring hope where there was only despair. He also warns that poverty and unfairness keep many people trapped, and he urges a world of democracy, peace, and prosperity for everyone.

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Our differences are our strength as a species and as a world community.

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The Commonwealth makes the world safe for diversity

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When we read we are able to travel to many places, meet many people and understand the world.

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You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.

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

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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

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It's in your hands to make the world a better place.

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The world is truly round and seems to start and end with those we love.

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If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America.

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Sport has the power to change the world... Sport can awaken hope where there was previously only despair.

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Millions of people in the world's poorest countries remain enslaved by the chains of poverty. It is time to set them free.

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HIV/AIDS is the greatest danger we have faced for many, many centuries. HIV/AIDS is worse than a war. It is like a…

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Trade justice for the developing world and for this generation is a truly significant way for the developed countries to show commitment…

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The titanic effort that has brought liberation to South Africa, and ensured the total liberation of Africa, constitutes an act of redemption…

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It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education.

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There is a constant struggle between good an evil in the world. It is up to good people to choose the right…

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If we do not do something to prevent it, Africa's animals, and the places in which they live, will be lost to…

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Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in…

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Isimangaliso must be the only place on the globe where the oldest land mammal (rhinoceros) and the world biggest terrestrial mammal (elephant)…

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The people of Africa have learned the lessons of patience and endurance in their long struggle for freedom. In a cynical world…

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We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle of dependence imposed on us by the…

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We have triumphed in the effort to implant hope in the breasts of the millions of our people. We enter into a…

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The USA is a threat to world peace. Who are they to pretend that they are the policemen of the world, the…

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AIDS today in Africa is claiming more lives than the sum total of all wars, famines and floods and the ravages of…

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Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the…

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We understand it still that there is no easy road to freedom. We know it well that none of us acting alone…

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How can I be expected to believe that this same racial discrimination which has been the cause of so much injustice and…

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It is not a question of patronizing philanthropy towards disabled people. They do not need the patronage of the non-disabled. It is…

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Sports have the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, the power to unite people in a way…

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No child in Africa, and in fact anywhere in the world, should be denied education.

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Each of us, as citizens, has a role to play in creating a better world for our children

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We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in your hands to make a difference.

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I can't pretend that I'm brave and that I can beat the whole world.

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The Liberty Bell is "a very significant symbol for the entire democratic world."

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It is music and dancing that make me at peace with the world.

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MY greatest regret in life is that I never became the heavyweight boxing champion ofthe world.

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Sport has the power to change the world...to inspire...to unite people.

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The United States of America is a threat to world peace.

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Your playing small does not serve the world. Who are you not to be great?

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If you want to change the world, help the women.

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