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Featured South African authors

Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman, Politician
Thursday 18 July 1918 - Thursday 5 December 2013
Charlize Theron
South African Actress, Model
Born Thursday 7 August 1975
Joe Slovo
South African Leader, Politician
Sunday 23 May 1926 - Friday 6 January 1995
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
South African Leader, Politician
Born Monday 27 August 1928
Thabo Mbeki
South African Statesman, Politician
Born Thursday 18 June 1942
Jonathan Shapiro
South African Cartoonist
Born 1958
Oscar Pistorius
South African Athlete
Born Saturday 22 November 1986
Desmond Tutu
South African Leader
Born Wednesday 7 October 1931
Retief Goosen
South African Athlete
Born Monday 3 February 1969
Miriam Makeba
South African Musician, Activist
Friday 4 March 1932 - Sunday 9 November 2008
Trevor Rabin
South African Writer, Musician, Composer, Songwriter
Born Thursday 13 January 1955
J. M. Coetzee
South African Novelist, Author
Born Friday 9 February 1940
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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Nelson Mandela

Words: education, powerful, weapon, use, change, world
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A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

Nelson Mandela

Words: good, head, heart, formidable, combination
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I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

Nelson Mandela

Words: learned, courage, absence, fear, triumph, over, brave, man, does, feel, afraid, conquers
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It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.

Nelson Mandela

Words: better, lead, behind, put, front, especially, celebrate, victory, nice, things, occur, take, line, danger, people, will, appreciate, leadership
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For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

Nelson Mandela

Words: free, merely, cast, off, ones, chains, live, way, respects, enhances, freedom
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Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.

Nelson Mandela

Words: never, again, beautiful, land, will, experience, oppression, one, another
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After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

Nelson Mandela

Words: after, climbing, great, hill, one, finds, more, hills, climb
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It always seems impossible until its done.

Nelson Mandela

Words: seems, impossible, done
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There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

Nelson Mandela

Words: passion, found, playing, small, settling, life, less, one, capable, living
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If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.

Nelson Mandela

Words: want, make, peace, enemy, work, becomes, partner
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I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.

Nelson Mandela

Words: detest, racialism, regard, barbaric, thing, comes, black, man, white
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There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.

Nelson Mandela

Words: easy, walk, freedom, anywhere, will, pass, through, Valley, shadow, death, again, before, reach, desires
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In my country we go to prison first and then become President.

Nelson Mandela

Words: country, prison, first, become, President
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If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.

Nelson Mandela

Words: dreams, about, beautiful, South, Africa, also, roads, lead, goal, two, named, goodness, forgiveness
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Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?

Nelson Mandela

Words: does, really, think, get, talent, strength, endurance, commitment
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If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers.

Nelson Mandela

Words: United, States, America, Britain, having, elections, ask, observers, Africa, Asia, want
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There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.

Nelson Mandela

Words: keener, revelation, societys, soul, way, treats, children
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I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.

Nelson Mandela

Words: dream, Africa, peace
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We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.

Nelson Mandela

Words: must, use, time, wisely, forever, realize, ripe, right
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Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.

Nelson Mandela

Words: let, work, bread, water, salt, all
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