The past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does not dictate our choices. We should look back at the past and select what is good, and leave behind what is bad.

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When we dehumanise and demonise our opponents, we abandon the possibility of peacefully resolving our differences, and seek to justify violence against them.

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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.

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Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.

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No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

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If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important - and you do that by being genuine and humble.

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The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.

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The time is always right to do right

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What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.

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Thinking is one of the most important weapons in dealing with problems

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