--- title: "8 Mandela s Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Mandela s quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Mandela s sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/francois-hollande-2367_causes_mandela-s-message-will-never-die-it-will_59415.jpg" --- > [Mandela's message will never die. It will continue to inspire freedom fighters and give confidence to people who defend just causes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-hollande/mandela-s-message-will-never-die-it-will-continue-to-inspire-freedom/) [Francois Hollande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-hollande/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/francois-hollande-2367_causes_mandela-s-message-will-never-die-it-will_59415.jpg) > [Even here in America, we felt the cool, refreshing breeze of freedom when Nelson Mandela took the seat of Presidency in his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-angelou/even-here-in-america-we-felt-the-cool-refreshing-breeze-of-freedom/) [Maya Angelou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-angelou/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32b/maya-angelou-104_america_even-here-in-america-we-felt-the-cool-re_93463.png) > [As a world leader who refused to accept injustice, Nelson Mandela's courage helped change our entire world](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salil-shetty/as-a-world-leader-who-refused-to-accept-injustice-nelson-mandela-s/) [Salil Shetty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salil-shetty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/salil-shetty-110443_accepting_as-a-world-leader-who-refused-to-accept_387240.jpg) > [Video screenshot Facts and figures from Nelson Mandela's life, set to the trailer from 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.' "Man's goodness is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/video-screenshot-facts-and-figures-from-nelson-mandela-s-life-set-to/) [Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c5/nelson-mandela-248_facts_video-screenshot-facts-and-figures-from_392067.jpg) > [The first time I was privileged to meet president Mandela was during his visit to Malawi... shortly after he was released from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-banda/the-first-time-i-was-privileged-to-meet-president-mandela-was-during/) [Joyce Banda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-banda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7a/joyce-banda-26839_amazed_the-first-time-i-was-privileged-to-meet_1420171.jpg) > [Mandela's commitment to democracy was ratified not only by his election, but by his willingness to step down from power](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/mandela-s-commitment-to-democracy-was-ratified-not-only-by-his/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/282/barack-obama-17_commitment_mandela-s-commitment-to-democracy-was-ra_2194455.jpg) > [I believe that anybody with Mandela's capacity to endure hardship and then forgive is a born leader and example to us all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-mcilroy/i-believe-that-anybody-with-mandela-s-capacity-to-endure-hardship-and/) [Rory McIlroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-mcilroy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffb/rory-mcilroy-10037_believe_i-believe-that-anybody-with-mandela-s-ca_2774012.png) > [As we mourn President Mandela’s passing we must ask ourselves the fundamental question - what shall we do to respond to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/as-we-mourn-president-mandela-s-passing-we-must-ask-ourselves-the/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16e/thabo-mbeki-2259_asks_as-we-mourn-president-mandela-s-passing_3176552.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mandela-s/#itemlist", "name": "Mandela s Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Mandela's message will never die. 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