inspirational figures of today & yesterday
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Nelson Mandela
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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Pope Francis
Things have a price and can be for sale, but people have a dignity that is priceless and worth fare more than things.
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John Lennon
If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that's his problem. Love and peace are eternal.
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Bob Marley
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.“
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
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Barack Obama
Change will not come if we wait for some person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
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Aung San Suu Kyi
I always think challenges are interesting and help you to become a better person.
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Jose Pepe Mujica
It’s important not to forget anything, but I think looking to tomorrow is necessary. You can’t live off memories. It’s important to look to the past, but also to lose respect for it.
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.
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There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
Dalai Lama
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I type 40 words per minute on a normal computer with my left foot. And with two cups of coffee, I can do 53 words per minute.
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Nick Vujic
Sir Winston Churchill
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Warren Buffett
The happiest people do not necessarily have the best things. They simply appreciate the things they have.
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You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, by falling over.
Richard Branson
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Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority.
Bill Gates
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