

“A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.”
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“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.”
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“I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.”
― Long Walk to Freedom: Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
― Long Walk to Freedom: Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

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