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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character give him power.

— Abraham Lincoln, Former US President

Bombs and pistols do not make a revolution. The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting stone of ideas.

— Bhagat Singh, Indian Freedom fighter

I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.

— Florence Nightingale, English Social Reformer

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understand the problems of running a country.

— Margaret Thatcher, Former UK Prime Minister

Whether our task is fighting poverty, stemming the spread of disease or saving innocent lives from mass murder, we have seen that we cannot succeed without the leadership of the strong and engagement of all.

— Kofi Annan,Former Secretary-General of the United Nations

Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.

— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Former Indian President

Do what you feel in your heart to be right–for you’ll be criticized anyway.

— Eleanor Roosevelt, American Politician

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt, Former US President

Sir, we must beware of needless innovation, especially when guided by logic.

— Winston Churchill, Former UK Prime Minister

Leadership: the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower, Former US President
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