33 result(s) for Mandela Quotes.
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
"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 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."
"It always seems impossible until it's done."
"A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."
"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."
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"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."
"After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb."
"Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will."
"Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people."
"A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones."
"Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies."
"Difficulties break some men but make others."
"Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do."
"I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles."
"Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front."
"If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner."
"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."
"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 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."
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"There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered."
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?"
"Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again."
"Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life."
"A winner is a dreamer who never gives up."
"May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears."
"I hate race discrimination most intensely and in all its manifestations. I have fought it all during my life; I fight it now, and will do so until the end of my days."
"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."
"If I have done my duty to my people and to South Africa, I have done nothing more than I was called upon to do."
"Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace."
"It is in your hands, to make a better world for all who live in it."
"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."
