Quote by Nelson Mandela
Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen

Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace. – Nelson Mandela

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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. – Nelson Mandela

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Wisdom
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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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Seek peace, and pursue it. Proverbs 34:14 – Bible

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Peace

I say that to my colleagues, by the way, in the internal Cabinet meetings, I say, Look, I want to be very clear about what I want. I just – I dont want a peace process, I want a peace result. – Benjamin Netanyahu

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Peace

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. – Dalai Lama

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Peace

The lessons from the peace process are clear whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load. – Queen Elizabeth II

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The only change I can really see is that I dont have to shop for pants in stores anymore. – Larry David

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Every writer hopes or boldly assumes that his life is in some sense exemplary, that the particular will turn out to be universal. – Martin Amis