- Education
is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
- When
a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no
choice but to become an outlaw.
- 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.
- 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. There were many dark moments when my
faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give
myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.
- A
good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you
add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very
special.
- It
always seems impossible until it’s done.
- 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.
- Resentment
is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
- There
is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the
ways in which you yourself have altered.
- I
have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have
made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after
climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to
climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious
vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I
can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I
dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.
- Lead
from the back — and let others believe they are in front.
- I
am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on
trying.
- The
greatest glory in living lies in never falling, but in rising every time
we fall.
- 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.
- Do
not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and
got back up again.
- 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.
- 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.
- As
I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never
have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself… Great
peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
- As
we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission
to do the same.
- Where
you stand depends on where you sit.
- 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.
- One
of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed
myself, I could not change others.
- It
is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its
jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest
citizens, but its lowest ones.
- 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.
- Courage
is not the absence of fear — it’s inspiring others to move beyond it.
- Appearances
matter — and remember to smile.
- We
ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and
fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?
Nelson
Mandela, the global statesman who delivered South Africa from the dark days of
apartheid, died on Thursday, 5th December 2013 at aged 95. Mr.
Mandela had suffered from a series of lung infections over the past two years
and died at home in the company of his family.
His
legacy lives on. May his Soul Rest in Perfect Peace!
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