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Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

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I would exchange everything for one child of my own. ↗

— Henrietta Szold

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The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs, which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the decisions were taken. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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You know, you can only lead them from behind. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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By ancestry, I was born to rule. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife. ↗

— 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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Although computer memory is no longer expensive, there's always a finite size buffer somewhere. When a big piece of news arrives, everybody sends a message to everybody else, and the buffer fills. ↗

— Benoit Mandelbrot

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I don't seek power and do not run around. ↗

— Benoit Mandelbrot

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Most were beginning to feel they had learned enough to last for the rest of their lives. They remained mathematicians, but largely went their own way. ↗

— Benoit Mandelbrot

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