"Friends, Comrades and fellow South Africans. I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all. I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you, the people. Your tireless and heroic sacrifices have made it possible for me to be here today. I therefore place the remaining years of my life in your hands."

-- Nelson Mandela

#Humble Quotes #Commitment Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes

“For me to want to be an actor was an improbable idea. I wasn't beautiful or pretty in any conventional way. I wasn't an ingenue at 22. But I was always certain of it and certain of its power. I felt the power when I went to the theater at 9, 10, 12 and 14.”
“Sometimes, you just have to reassure the ones you love in precise language that you'll always be there. Sometimes words are enough.”

Source : Cassia Leo (2014). “Black Box”, p.220, Gloss Publishing
“Too many people feel that where you start out dictates where you should end up. I was on welfare and just shy of 19 when my first daughter was born, but I was encouraged to take advantage of my ability and drive and remained in school.”
“There's a special part of Messi's brain allowing him to see the split-second chaos of football in his own personal super slow motion.”

Source : "Time flies: Lionel Messi marks 10th anniversary of his Barcelona debut". m.espn.com. October 14, 2014.
“Doctors bury their mistakes, but mine are still on scholarship.”
“It's a great humanitarian injustice. Their families are here and they've been here. It's long past time for them to be reunited.”
“I have given no definition of love. This is impossible, because there is no higher principle by which it could be defined. It is life itself in its actual unity. The forms and structures in which love embodies itself are the forms and structures in which love overcomes its self-destructive forces.”
“I did some theatre. I had some smaller roles in a couple TV shows and films. I used to think I did a lot of acting, but my 'career' started when I started Homeland.”

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