The past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does not dictate our choices. We should look back at the past and select what is good, and leave behind what is bad.

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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.

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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.

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Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.

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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.

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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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Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.

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Motivational, Confidence, Honesty

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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.

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Blaming things on the past does not make them better.

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