"There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living."
-Nelson Mandela
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"I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife.“
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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
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"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."
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"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."
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"If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner."
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"Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace."
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