Quote by Nelson Mandela
Before I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of Sou

Before I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of South Africas leading organization – and I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think. – Nelson Mandela

Other quotes by Nelson Mandela

A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You dont have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed. – Nelson Mandela

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good
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Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another. – Nelson Mandela

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Experience
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Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future. – Nelson Mandela

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Its a good question, because a movie isnt good or bad based on its politics. Its usually good or bad for other reasons, though you might agree or disagree with its politics. – Roger Ebert

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There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail. – Will Rogers

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When youre young, with less on the line, its easier to be audacious, to experiment. So I introduced the concerns of my generation – politics, sex, drugs, rock-and-roll, etc. – to the comics page, which for many years caused a rolling furor. – Garry Trudeau

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Unfortunately the global warming hysteria, as I see it, is driven by politics more than by science. – Freeman Dyson

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There is often as much poetry between the lines of a poem as in those lines. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)

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It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth mans mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth mens minds about to religion. – Francis Bacon

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Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere. – Carl Sagan

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Our tax code is so long it makes War and Peace seem breezy. – Steven LaTourette

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