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I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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There is an immeasurable distance between late and too late. ↗

— Og Mandino

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The titanic effort that has brought liberation to South Africa, and ensured the total liberation of Africa, constitutes an act of redemption for the black people of the world. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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Smooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely important in the ivory tower and the factory. ↗

— Benoit Mandelbrot

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I understand why the Tories will be gunning for Alastair Campbell because they fear his campaigning skills. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

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What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

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People of substance may sin without being exposed for their stolen pleasure; but servants and the poorer sort of women have seldom an opportunity of concealing a big belly, or at least the consequences of it. ↗

— Bernard de Mandeville

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Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again. ↗

— Og Mandino

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