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
It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I want to sleep for eternity with a broad smile on my face. I want those who remain behind to say this… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's very important to give children education and… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Why is it that in this courtroom I face a white magistrate, am confronted by a white prosecutor and escorted into the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
From its earliest days, the Cuban Revolution has also been a source of inspiration to all freedom-loving people. We admire the sacrifices… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
When we can sit in the face of insanity or dislikes and be free from the need to make it different, then… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Disasters will always come and go, leaving their victims either completely broken or steeled and seasoned and better able to face the… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
