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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As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

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There is no future without forgiveness

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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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Fools multiply when wise men are silent.

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As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself... Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.

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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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Blaming things on the past does not make them better.

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Exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind.

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The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.

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