““It is said that 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,” Mr Mandela has said.”

Nelson Mandela quote

“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”

Benjamin Franklin quotes (American Statesman, Scientist, Philosopher, Printer, Writer and Inventor. 1706-1790)

“It always seems impossible until its done.”

Nelson Mandela quotes (South African Statesman First democratically elected State President of South Africa (1994)

“Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.”

Hope quotes.

“Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.”

Napoleon Hill quotes (American author, 1883-1970)

“When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.”

Peace Pilgrim quotes (American Teacher and Spiritual leader and Peace Prophet, 1908-1981)

“Life can either be accepted or changed. If it is not accepted, it must be changed. If it cannot be changed, then it must be accepted.”

Change quotes.

“If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.”

Jesse Jackson quotes (American Civil-Rights Leader, Baptist Minister and Politician, b.1941)

“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.”

Jamie Paolinetti quotes (American Schroeder Iron Pro Cycling)

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“The man who grasps an opportunity as it is paraded before him, nine times out of ten makes a success, but the man who makes his own opportunities is, barring an accident, a sure-fire success”

Dale Carnegie quotes (American lecturer, author, 1888-1955)

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“When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.”

Mark Victor Hansen quotes

“Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength.”

August Wilson quotes (American Writer, 1945-2005)

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“If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.”

Frank A. Clark quotes

Every man is afraid of something. That's how you know he's in love with you; when he is afraid of losing you.”

Love quotes.

“Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.”

Oscar Wilde quotes (Irish Poet, Novelist, Dramatist and Critic, 1854-1900)

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“Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.”

Arthur Ashe quotes (American social Activist and Tennis Player, the first black winner of a major men's singles championship. 1943-1993)

“The triumph cannot be had without the struggle. And I know what struggle is. I have spent a lifetime trying to share what it has meant to be a woman first in the world of sports so that other young women have a chance to reach their dreams.”

Wilma Rudolph quotes (First American woman Runner to win three gold medals at a single Olympics. 1940-1994)

“Learn to be pleased with everything; with wealth, so far as it makes us beneficial to others; with poverty, for not having much to care for, and with obscurity, for being unenvied.”

Plutarch quotes (Ancient Greek Biographer and Author, 46-119)

“You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want”

Zig Ziglar quotes (American motivational Speaker and Author. )

“Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only for one second without hope”

Hope quotes

“Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted”

David Bly quotes

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“Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.”

Jim Rohn quotes (American Speaker and Author. He is famous for motivational audio programs for Business and Life. )

“Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.”

Chamfort quotes (French playwright, 1741-1794)

“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.”

Oprah Winfrey quote

“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.”

Thomas Jefferson quotes (American 3rd US President (1801-09). Author of the Declaration of Independence. 1762-1826)

“The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.”

Bible quotes