Art Quotes

An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.

The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has done you wrong into a friend.

The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one.

Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made, and can be removed by the actions of human beings.

It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

Do not let the past dictate who you are, but let it be part of who you will become.

In the end, reconciliation is a spiritual process, which requires more than just a legal framework. It has to happen in the hearts and minds of people.

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.