Nelson Mandela Quotes

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.

Nelson Mandela

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If you want to train for big mountain endeavors, spend time in big mountains.

Jimmy Chin

TimeMountainsMountainYouTrain

I am a very big proponent of opening the borders with India. Most of our trade is done through unofficial channels. Why not open the trade?

Mian Muhammad Mansha

I AmIndiaDoneWhyOpenChannels

My father worked for the Foreign Office, so he was away a lot of the time. We were a very volatile family. There was a lot of love and a lot of conflict. The conflict kicked in mostly during my adolescence.

Amanda Donohoe

FamilyLoveFatherTimeConflictHe

No matter what the situation, winning takes care of a lot of stuff. Things are never perfect, even when you win. But it does make for a lot better environment, for sure.

Mike Quade

WinWinningCareBetterYouPerfect

I can probably earn more in an hour of writing or even teaching than I could save in a whole week of cooking. Specialization is undeniably a powerful social and economic force. And yet it is also debilitating. It breeds helplessness, dependence, and ignorance and, eventually, it undermines any sense of responsibility.

Michael Pollan

ResponsibilityIgnoranceCookingWeek

It's a wonderful profession, and it opens lots of doors, and I think it's quite right that people can accuse actors and actresses of being dilettante, but you learn on every job, whatever it is, the process moves you on in some way, and yeah, I want to expand my knowledge of our existence, I suppose.

Miranda Richardson

KnowledgeJobPeopleThinkLearn

My uncle is from Argentina, so I grew up hearing Spanish. My Spanish isn't very good, but my pronunciation isn't terrible.

Moby

GoodUncleHearingUpArgentina

Only those within whose own consciousness the sun rise and set, the leaves burgeon and wither, can be said to be aware of what living is.

Joseph Wood Krutch

SunRiseSaidLivingWithinOwn

When Mitt Romney says he wants to reform the tax code, hold on to your wallets. We know Mitt Romney never met a tax haven he didn't like. But his new favorite tax haven is actually not the Cayman Islands - its Paul Ryan's budget.

Chuck Schumer

BudgetTaxNewKnowNeverHold

As an actor, it's my job to prepare myself for a role. If the character is realistic, one can't go wrong.

Arjun Rampal

CharacterMyselfJobWrongGoActor

I got to learn from the American audience. Hearing what it is they're not getting. These are audiences, 35 to 40, an older demographic that controls seven to 10 trillion dollars. And the producers and distributors have convinced themselves this group doesn't go to the movies.

Peter Riegert

AmericanLearnGoMoviesGroupGot

Their educations ended with high school - my father going to work as a clerk and then salesman in a company dealing in printing and stationary, and my mother working as a secretary and then bookkeeper in a firm of wool merchants.

Martin Lewis Perl

WorkFatherMotherSchoolPrinting

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