“It always seems impossible until it’s done...”

“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...”

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite...”

“After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb...”

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall...”

“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered...”

“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.”

“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...”

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

“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies...”

“Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front...”

“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...”

“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...”

“Appearances matter — and remember to smile...”

“We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?”

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