"That was one of the things that worried me â€“ to be raised to the position of a semi-god â€“ because then you are no longer a human being. I wanted to be known as Mandela, a man with weaknesses, some of which are fundamental, and a man who is committed, but never the less, sometimes he fails to live up to expectations."

-- Nelson Mandela

#Men Quotes #Expectations Quotes #Weakness Quotes

“I got to keep it tight like seams, Cause ain't no fiends Comin' in between me and my dreams, See what I mean, black?”
“we have not been impressed with any attribute of the Senate other than its appearance and manners. We have heard the best speakers: they all fire off speeches which deal with the entire subject in general terms and which do not attempt to debate, to answer opponents' arguments or offer new points for discussion. And the speeches are constantly degenerating into empty rhetoric; they abound in quotations from well-known authors or from their own former speeches.”

Source : Beatrice Potter Webb (1963). “American diary, 1898”
“Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test.”
“I have to get out once a week and speak with people or I start thinking I'm the emperor of Abyssinia.”

Source : "The magus of the Midlands", www.theguardian.com. October 20, 2000.
“When you are not practicing, remember, someone somewhere is practicing, and when you meet him he will win.”
“Behavior is a much better barometer of what you are than words.”
“I have seen what is to come in this world and I understand how I fit in. I fit in protecting the animals because many more are to die before we all stand up. I see who I have become because I had to die to be able to let go of consciousness.”
“I was like most teenagers. I wanted to look more conventional - you know, to just be the pretty girl in school.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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