There is a universal respect and even admiration for those who are humble and simple by nature, and who have absolute confidence… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
At the southern tip of the continent, a rich reward is in the making, an invaluable gift is in the preparation, for… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We have triumphed in the effort to implant hope in the breasts of the millions of our people. We enter into a… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We speak here of the challenge of the dichotomies of war and peace, violence and non-violence, racism and human dignity, oppression and… — 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
Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Since the dawn of history, mankind has honoured and respected brave and honest people. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
In many respects, people on the outside suffered more than those of us in jail. In prison, we ate three times a… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I regard it as a duty which I owed, not just to my people, but also to my profession, to the practice… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I came across few whites as a boy at Qunu. The local magistrate, of course, was white, as was the nearest shopkeeper.… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Now we are in the second term of the government of a united nation and the government has done very well. One… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Abject poverty is demeaning, is an assault on the dignity of those that suffer it. In the end it demeans us all.… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
My respect for human beings is based not on the colour of a man’s skin nor authority he may wield, but purely… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The challenge for each one of you is to take up these ideals of tolerance and respect for others and put them… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
This must be a world of democracy and respect for human rights, a world freed from the horrors of poverty, hunger, deprivation… — 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
