There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested... — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
A new society cannot be created by reproducing the repugnant past, however refined or enticingly repackaged. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“If I had my time over I would do the same again, so would any man who dares call himself a man.” — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The time comes in the life of any nation when there remains only two choices - submit or fight. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We recall the joy and excitement of a nation that had found itself, the collective relief that we had stepped out of… — 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 was made, by the law, a criminal, not because of what I had done, but because of what I stood for,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Before I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of South Africa's leading organization - and I was… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Our children are our greatest treasure. They are our future. Those who abuse them tear at the fabric of our society and… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I am confident that nobody... will accuse me of selfishness if I ask to spend time, while I am still in good… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
My time in prison only deepened my resolve against apartheid. Even while I was in prison, I fought against it, teaching my… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We recall our terrible past so that we can deal with it, to forgive where forgiveness is necessary, without forgetting; to ensure… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“Although few people will remember 3 June 1993, it was a landmark in South African history. On that day, after months of… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think. As I worked, physical and… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The time will come when our nation will honour the memory of all the sons, the daughters, the mothers, the fathers, the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It is necessary to heal the wounds of the past If you are going to build your country and to have unity.… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I had no epiphany, no singular revelation, no moment of truth, but a steady accumulation of a thousand slights, a thousand indignities… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“before either of us knew it, we were in the same room and in each other’s arms. I kissed and held my… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We don't have to be victims of our past, that we can let go of our bitterness, and that all of us… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Let us give practical recognition to the injustices of the past,by building a future based on equality&social justice — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The time has come to accept in our hearts and minds that with freedom comes responsibility. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“Losing a sense of time is an easy way to lose one’s grip and even one’s sanity.” — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I could not imagine that the future I was walking toward could compare in any way to the past that I was… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“We must use time creatively, and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.” — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
No matter what the past has dealt you, don't let it destroy your future. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return. — 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
