Nelson Mandela

“There is no such thing as part freedom”

“Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.”

“And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

“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... Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.”

“There is a universal respect and even admiration for those who are humble and simple by nature, and who have absolute confidence in all human beings irrespective of their social status.”

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

“Once a person is determined to help themselves, there is nothing that can stop them.”

“A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it's lowest ones”

“Niente come tornare in un luogo rimasto immutatoci fa scoprire quanto siamo cambiati...”

“Although Verwoerd thought Africans were lower than animals, his death did not yield us any pleasure. Political assassination is not something I or the ANC ever supported. It is a primitive way of contending with an opponent”

“For a revolution is not just a question of pulling a trigger; its purpose is to create a fair just society”

“We forgive but not forgotten”

“I am not an optimist, but a great believer of hope.”

“We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in any society – a life free from violence and fear.”

“n Mens het letterkunde in jou lewe nodig, want daarsonder gaan jy agteruit.”

“Peace is the greatest weapon for development that any person can have.”

“It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.”

“There are few misfortunes in this world that you cannot turn into a personal trimuph if you have the iron will and the neccessary skill.”

“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

“Success in politics demands that you must take your people into confidence about your views and state them very clearly, very politely, very calmly, but nevertheless, state them openly.”

“I shall stick to our vow: never, never under any circumstances, to say anything unbecoming of the other...The trouble, of course, is that most successful men are prone to some form of vanity. There comes a stage in their lives when they consider it permissible to be egotistic and to brag to the public at large about their unique achievements.”

“I AM THE MASTER OF MY FATE AND THE CAPTAIN OF MY DESTINY.”

“Money wont create success, the fredom to make it will”

“He knew when to compromise. Yet he never compromised his principles. He was a militant. Yet a militant who knew how to plan, assess concrete situations and emerge with rational solutions to problems.”

“A winner is a dreamer who never gives up”

“We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.”

“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner. -Nelson Mandela, activist, South African president, Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1918)”

“Tread softly,Brathe peacefully,Laugh hysterically.”

“It is most unusual to return to a place that has changed in ways you yourself have altered.”

“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.”

“I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards.”

“إننا لا نخاف من تجربة أي شي جديد لكننا في الواقع نخشى أن نعرف مدى قوتنا على تحقيق المستحيل”

“No single person can liberate a country. You can only liberate a country if you act as a collective.”

“In my country we go to prison first and then become President. ”

“As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.”

“The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.”

“I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.”

“ As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.”

“Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great, you can be that generation”

“Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or savor their songs.”

“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”

“Only free men can negotiate,prisoners can't enter in contracts”

“A leader. . .is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.”

“i love playing and chatting with children...feeding and putting them to bed with a little story, and being away from the family has troubled me throughout my...life. i like relaxing at the house, reading quietly, taking in the sweet smell that comes from the pots, sitting around a table with the family and taking out my wife and children. when you can no longer enjoy these simple pleasures something valuable is taken away from your life and you feel it in your daily work.”

“I am the captain of my soul.”

“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”

“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”

“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.”

“Let there be justice for all. Let there be peace for all. Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all. Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfill themselves.”

“I could not imagine that the future I was walking toward could compare in any way to the past that I was leaving behind.”