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There's two principal myths about shamrock: that it's unique to Ireland, and that it never flowers.


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NELSON MANDELA Lead from the front — but don t leave your base behind.
NELSON MANDELA Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.
NELSON MANDELA The best business plans are straightforward documents that spell out the who, what, where, why, and ...
PAULA NELSON I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor.
LORD NELSON We recall the joy and excitement of a nation that had found itself, the collective relief that we ha...
NELSON MANDELA Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, b...
NELSON MANDELA I do not believe you can do today's job with yesterday's methods and be in business tomorrow.
NELSON JACKSON The simple joy of taking an idea into one's own hands and giving it proper form, that's exciting.
GEORGE NELSON The first and most important step toward success is the feeling that we can succeed.
NELSON BOSWELL These numbers are staggering, in fact incomprehensible. By all accounts, we are dealing with the gre...
NELSON MANDELA We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
NELSON MANDELA We're all pilgrims on the same journey-but some pilgrims have better road maps.
NELSON DEMILLE The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
NELSON HENDERSON Here is the simple but powerful rule... always give people more than they expect to get.
NELSON BOSWELL The difference between greatness and mediocrity is often how an individual views a mistake...
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