Hating clouds the mind. It gets in the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Leaders in all spheres who are living with HIV should be encouraged, not coerced, to lead by example and disclose their HIV… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The Children's Hospital will be a credible demonstration of the commitment of African leaders to place the rights of children at the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It is also the fate of leadership to be misunderstood. For historians, academics, writers and journalists to reflect great lives according to… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
In countries where innocent people are dying, the leaders are following their blood rather than their brains. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
A real leader uses every issue, no matter how serious and sensitive, to ensure that at the end of the debate we… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
History and the generations to come will judge our leaders by the decisions they make in the coming weeks. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We have laid the foundation for a better life. Things that were unimaginable a few years ago have become everyday reality. I… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We cannot proclaim this century the African Century and then ignore the AIDS pandemic, as some political leaders are apt to do.… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur.… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I went as an observer, not a participant, for I do not think that I ever spoke. I wanted to understand the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“I always remember the regent’s axiom: a leader, he said, is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“ When you are young and strong...you can stay alive on your hatred"…but realized later "They can take everything from me except… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I've found that South Africa has produced good leaders. These are people who realize that when there is danger, they should be… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
In some ways, I saw the garden as a metaphor for certain aspects of my life. A leader must also tend his… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I and some colleagues came to the conclusion that as violence in this country was inevitable, it would be wrong and unrealistic… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Justice and I became friends, though we were opposites in many ways - he was extroverted, I was introverted; he was lighthearted,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“As a leader, one must sometimes take actions that are unpopular, or whose results will not be known for years to come.” — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I say to all those leaders, do not look the other way. Do not hesitate... It is within your power to avoid… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
If I am your leader, you have to listen to me & if you don’t want to listen to me, then drop… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The history of struggle is rich with stories of heroes and heroines - some of them leaders, some of them followers, all… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I enjoyed the discipline and solitariness of long-distance running, which allowed me to escape from the hurly-burly of school life. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It is the dictate of history to bring to the fore the kind of leaders who seize the moment, who cohere the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
There are leaders who know that however furious the debate, there are good men and women in all population groups - amongst… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Leaders will have to give clear and decisive leadership towards a world of tolerance and respect for difference, and an uncompromising commitment… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It is also the fate of leadership to be misunderstood. It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
A leader. . .is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
If you don't allow people to contribute, to offer their point of view, or to criticize what has been put before them,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We must work together to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunity and power in our society. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
Especially for those of us who lived in single cells, you had the time to sit down and think, and we discovered that sitting… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
If you don't allow people to contribute, to offer their point of view, or to criticize what has been put before them, then they… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
Some of the mission groups that have been responsible for our education have not been part of the government. In fact, they acted contrary… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
What he means by this is that instead of saying you'll "try", you need to "do". And as we let our light shine, we… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle of dependence imposed on us by the financially powerful:… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
“Prison is a still point in a turning world, and it is very easy to remain in the same place in jail while the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
I am aware of what the position is in the United States of America. If somebody gives to charity, then he gets a tax… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
It is our duty to give support to the brother leader ... especially in regards to the sanctions which are not hitting just him,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of our own people became a hunger for the freedom… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
