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"In time of difficulties, we must not lose sight of our achievements."

"In time of difficulties, we must not lose sight of our achievements."

Mao Tse Tung, Chinese Leader

Time, Difficulties, Sight

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"The Obama presidency has two great missions: fixing the economy, and preventing Iran from gaining nuclear weapons."

"The Obama presidency has two great missions: fixing the economy, and preventing Iran from gaining nuclear weapons."

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Leader

Economy, Presidency, Weapons

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"War is too serious a matter to entrust to military men."

"War is too serious a matter to entrust to military men."

Georges Clemenceau, French Leader

Man, Men, War, Military

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"I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them."

"I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them."

Charles de Gaulle, French Leader

14

"Swollen in head, weak in legs, sharp in tongue but empty in belly."

"Swollen in head, weak in legs, sharp in tongue but empty in belly."

Mao Tse Tung, Chinese Leader

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"I think I have told you, but if I have not, you must have understood, that a man who has a vision is not able to use the power of it until after he has performed the vision on earth for the people to see."

"I think I have told you, but if I have not, you must have understood, that a man who has a vision is not able to use the power of it until after he has performed the vision on earth for the people to see."

Black Elk, American Leader

Power, People, Vision, Earth

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"The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. If the church does not recapture its prophetic zeal, it will become an irrelevant social club without moral or spiritual authority."

"The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. If the church does not recapture its prophetic zeal, it will become an irrelevant social club without moral or spiritual authority."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Leadership, Beauty, Peace, Justice, Truth

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"Passion is the mob of the man, that commits a riot upon his reason."

"Passion is the mob of the man, that commits a riot upon his reason."

William Penn, English Leader

Man, Mob, Passion, Reason

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"The Reform Bill has destroyed the ancient conduits and strainers, and brings Public Opinion to act upon the government with the rapid, turbulent, and uncertain violence of a flood!"

"The Reform Bill has destroyed the ancient conduits and strainers, and brings Public Opinion to act upon the government with the rapid, turbulent, and uncertain violence of a flood!"

Robert Peel, English Leader

Government, Act, Opinion, Public

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"The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success."

"The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success."

Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian Leader

Success, Time, Failure

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"It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience."

"It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

Courage, Men, Pain, Patience, Will

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"I have witnessed the tremendous energy of the masses. On this foundation it is possible to accomplish any task whatsoever."

"I have witnessed the tremendous energy of the masses. On this foundation it is possible to accomplish any task whatsoever."

Mao Zedong, Chinese Leader

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"I am tired of talk that comes to nothing."

"I am tired of talk that comes to nothing."

Chief Joseph, American Leader

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"I suggested then that the prize was not given merely as recognition of past achievement, but also as recognition, a more profound recognition, that the nonviolent way, the American Negro's way, was the answer to the crucial political and moral question of our time: the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to violence and oppression."

"I suggested then that the prize was not given merely as recognition of past achievement, but also as recognition, a more profound recognition, that the nonviolent way, the American Negro's way, was the answer to the crucial political and moral question of our time: the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to violence and oppression."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Activism, Peace, Justice, Morality, Recognition

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"I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came."

"I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came."

Jefferson Davis, American Leader

War, Blind, Day, Night

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"All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter."

"All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter."

Sai Baba, Indian Leader

Thought, Action, Thoughts, Results

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"One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God."

"One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God."

Ramakrishna, Indian Leader

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"Sometimes I wonder if suicides aren't in fact sad guardians of the meaning of life."

"Sometimes I wonder if suicides aren't in fact sad guardians of the meaning of life."

Vaclav Havel, Czechoslovakian Leader

Life, Fact, Meaning, Wonder

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"Truth is exact correspondence with reality."

"Truth is exact correspondence with reality."

Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian Leader

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"The IFP is here to put into practice what we preach."

"The IFP is here to put into practice what we preach."

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African Leader

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"Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit."

"Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit."

Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Leader

Work, Cause, May

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"I saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed."

"I saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed."

Chief Joseph, American Leader

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"Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious."

"Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious."

Ramakrishna, Indian Leader

Books, Reading, Religious, Sayings

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"Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule."

"Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule."

Jefferson Davis, American Leader

History, Events, Majority

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"How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens."

"How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens."

Alexander the Great, Greek Leader

Inspirational, Athens, Name

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"With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half."

"With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half."

Otto von Bismarck, German Leader

Adaptability, Fraud, Gentleman

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"A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done is for one of several of its children to give it a direction by dint of victories."

"A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done is for one of several of its children to give it a direction by dint of victories."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Change, Children, Direction, Revolution

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"The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete."

"The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete."

Pierre de Coubertin, French Leader

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"Those speak foolishly who ascribe their anger or their impatience to such as offend them or to tribulation. Tribulation does not make people impatient, but proves that they are impatient. So everyone may learn from tribulation how his heart is constituted."

"Those speak foolishly who ascribe their anger or their impatience to such as offend them or to tribulation. Tribulation does not make people impatient, but proves that they are impatient. So everyone may learn from tribulation how his heart is constituted."

Martin Luther, German Leader

Philosophy, Patience, Learning, Life, Wisdom

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"Whenever an Indian goes to any part of the world and makes a difference there, we feel proud."

"Whenever an Indian goes to any part of the world and makes a difference there, we feel proud."

Narendra Modi, Indian Leader

Pride, Achievement, GlobalInfluence, India

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"To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the next. Work so done is a means to the end, and God is the end."

"To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the next. Work so done is a means to the end, and God is the end."

Ramakrishna, Indian Leader

Work, God, Fear, End

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"In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes."

"In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

War, Causes, Events, Importance

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"Passion is a sort of fever in the mind, which ever leaves us weaker than it found us."

"Passion is a sort of fever in the mind, which ever leaves us weaker than it found us."

William Penn, English Leader

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"Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave."

"Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave."

Martin Luther, German Leader

Relationship, Marriage, Love, Emotion, Tradition

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"Sport must be the heritage of all men and of all social classes."

"Sport must be the heritage of all men and of all social classes."

Pierre de Coubertin, French Leader

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"A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends."

"A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends."

Charles de Gaulle, French Leader

Friendship, Country, Friends, Name

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"When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited."

"When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited."

Ramakrishna, Indian Leader

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"Self-respect knows no considerations."

"Self-respect knows no considerations."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Self-Control, Consideration, Now, Respect, Self

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"If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace."

"If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace."

Chief Joseph, American Leader

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"I am bound by conscience and the word of God. Therefore I can and will recant nothing, because to act against one's conscience is neither safe nor salutary. Here I stad. I can do no ether. So help me God."

"I am bound by conscience and the word of God. Therefore I can and will recant nothing, because to act against one's conscience is neither safe nor salutary. Here I stad. I can do no ether. So help me God."

Martin Luther, German Leader

Ethics, Conscience, Faith, Obedience, Morality

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"The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort is able to develop only trade-union consciousness."

"The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort is able to develop only trade-union consciousness."

Vladimir Lenin, Russian Leader

History, Class, Consciousness, Countries

14

"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth."

"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth."

Buddha, Indian Leader

Truth, Moon, Sun

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"Admitting the weighty problems and staggering disappointments, Christianity affirms that God is able to give us the power to meet them. He is able to give us inner equilibrium to stand tall amid the trials and burdens of life. He is able to provide inner peace amid our outer storms."

"Admitting the weighty problems and staggering disappointments, Christianity affirms that God is able to give us the power to meet them. He is able to give us inner equilibrium to stand tall amid the trials and burdens of life. He is able to provide inner peace amid our outer storms."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Leadership, Power, Truth, Justice, Freedom

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"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

William E. Gladstone, British Leader

14

"Christian life consists in faith and charity."

"Christian life consists in faith and charity."

Martin Luther, German Leader

Spiritual, Faith, Charity, Christianity

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"Through love one acquires renunciation and discrimination naturally."

"Through love one acquires renunciation and discrimination naturally."

Ramakrishna, Indian Leader

Love, Discrimination, Renunciation

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"You must be a lotus, unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where it is born or even the water which sustains it!"

"You must be a lotus, unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where it is born or even the water which sustains it!"

Sai Baba, Indian Leader

Self-Improvement, Sky, Sun, Water

14

"In the steel industry the corporations generally have accepted collective bargaining and negotiated wage agreements with the Committee for Industrial Organization."

"In the steel industry the corporations generally have accepted collective bargaining and negotiated wage agreements with the Committee for Industrial Organization."

John L. Lewis, American Leader

Labor, Committee, Corporations, Wage

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"There is no person on earth so bad that he does not have something about him that is praiseworthy. Why is it, then, that we leave the good out of sight and feast our eyes on the unclean things? It is as though we enjoyed only looking at " if you will pardon the expression " a man's behind."

"There is no person on earth so bad that he does not have something about him that is praiseworthy. Why is it, then, that we leave the good out of sight and feast our eyes on the unclean things? It is as though we enjoyed only looking at " if you will pardon the expression " a man's behind."

Martin Luther, German Leader

Ethics, Goodness, Humanity, Perception, Morality

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"Why should fertiliser plants be shut and youth not have jobs. And to add to that fertilizer be imported from abroad."

"Why should fertiliser plants be shut and youth not have jobs. And to add to that fertilizer be imported from abroad."

Narendra Modi, Indian Leader

Agriculture, Fertilizer, Jobs, Import

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