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
It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to 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
I commend #AIESEC's continuing efforts to develop the #future #business #leadership of our countries. — 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
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
History and the generations to come will judge our leaders by the decisions they make in the coming weeks. — 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
“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
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
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
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 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
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
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
The day I am afraid to do, that is the day I am no longer fit to lead. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. — 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
Success in politics demands that you must take your people into confidence about your views and state them very clearly, very politely,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“Like the gardener, a leader must take responsibility for what he cultivates; he must mind his work, try to repel enemies, preserve… — 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
“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
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
