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title: "31 Way Quotes By Nelson Mandela"
description: "31 Way quotes by Nelson Mandela. Plus more from Nelson Mandela and more Way sayings from other authors."
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> [In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/in-some-ways-it-is-easier-to-be-a-dissident-for-then-one-is-without/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/an-educated-enlightened-informed-population-is-one-of-the-surest-ways/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [I say to all those leaders, do not look the other way. Do not hesitate... It is within your power to avoid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-say-to-all-those-leaders-do-not-look-the-other-way-do-not-hesitate/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/a-fundamental-concern-for-others-in-our-individual-and-community/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [ Let us give publicity to HIV/AIDS and not hide it, because \[that is\] the only way to make it appear like a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/let-us-give-publicity-to-hiv-aids-and-not-hide-it-because-that-is-the/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [I could not imagine that the future I was walking toward could compare in any way to the past that I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-could-not-imagine-that-the-future-i-was-walking-toward-could/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [We tried in our simple way to lead our life in a manner that may make a difference to those of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-tried-in-our-simple-way-to-lead-our-life-in-a-manner-that-may-make/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/our-march-to-freedom-is-irreversible-we-must-not-allow-fear-to-stand-2/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [To the youth of today, I also have a wish to make: be the scriptwriters of your destiny and feature yourselves as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/to-the-youth-of-today-i-also-have-a-wish-to-make-be-the-scriptwriters/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [A freedom fighter learns the hard way that it is the oppressor who defines the nature of the struggle,and the oppressed is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/a-freedom-fighter-learns-the-hard-way-that-it-is-the-oppressor-who/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [I knew we could improve our lives even in jail. We could come out as different men, and we could even come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-knew-we-could-improve-our-lives-even-in-jail-we-could-come-out-as/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [The histories of our two peoples, Palestinian and South African, correspond in such painful and poignant ways, that I intensely feel myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/the-histories-of-our-two-peoples-palestinian-and-south-african/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Let us give publicity to H.I.V./AIDS and not hide it, because the only way to make it appear like a normal illness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/let-us-give-publicity-to-h-i-v-aids-and-not-hide-it-because-the-only/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [One of the sad realities today is that very few people, especially young people, read books. Unless we can find imaginative ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/one-of-the-sad-realities-today-is-that-very-few-people-especially/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Although Verwoerd thought Africans were lower than animals, his death did not yield us any pleasure. Political assassination is not something I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/although-verwoerd-thought-africans-were-lower-than-animals-his-death/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way. Universal suffrage on a common voters'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/our-march-to-freedom-is-irreversible-we-must-not-allow-fear-to-stand/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Sports have the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, the power to unite people in a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/sports-have-the-power-to-change-the-world-it-has-the-power-to-inspire/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [In some ways, I saw the garden as a metaphor for certain aspects of my life. A leader must also tend his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/in-some-ways-i-saw-the-garden-as-a-metaphor-for-certain-aspects-of-my/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-have-walked-that-long-road-to-freedom-i-have-tried-not-to-falter-i-2/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [The truth is that we are not yet free; we have merely achieved the freedom to be free, the right not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/the-truth-is-that-we-are-not-yet-free-we-have-merely-achieved-the/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-am-fundamentally-an-optimist-whether-that-comes-from-nature-or/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/there-can-be-no-keener-revelation-of-a-society-s-soul-than-the-way-in/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/there-are-times-when-a-leader-must-move-out-ahead-of-the-flock-go-off/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Justice and I became friends, though we were opposites in many ways - he was extroverted, I was introverted; he was lighthearted,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/justice-and-i-became-friends-though-we-were-opposites-in-many-ways-he/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [It is most unusual to return to a place that has changed in ways you yourself have altered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/it-is-most-unusual-to-return-to-a-place-that-has-changed-in-ways-you/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Hating clouds the mind. It gets in the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/hating-clouds-the-mind-it-gets-in-the-way-of-strategy-leaders-cannot/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/to-be-free-is-not-merely-to-cast-off-one-s-chains-but-to-live-in-a/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [As long as outmoded ways of thinking prevent women from making a meaningful contribution to society, progress will be slow. As long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/as-long-as-outmoded-ways-of-thinking-prevent-women-from-making-a/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [We need a fundamental change of mindset with regards to the way we speak and behave about sex and sexuality. Boys and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-need-a-fundamental-change-of-mindset-with-regards-to-the-way-we/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Trade justice for the developing world and for this generation is a truly significant way for the developed countries to show commitment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/trade-justice-for-the-developing-world-and-for-this-generation-is-a/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/sport-has-the-power-to-change-the-world-it-has-the-power-to-inspire-2/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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## Other authors on Way

## More by Nelson Mandela

> [We must work together to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunity and power in our society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-must-work-together-to-ensure-the-equitable-distribution-of-wealth/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [Especially for those of us who lived in single cells, you had the time to sit down and think, and we discovered that sitting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/especially-for-those-of-us-who-lived-in-single-cells-you-had-the-time/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/if-you-don-t-allow-people-to-contribute-to-offer-their-point-of-view/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/courageous-people-do-not-fear-forgiving-for-the-sake-of-peace/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/as-a-leader-i-have-always-endeavored-to-listen-to-what-each-and-every/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [Some of the mission groups that have been responsible for our education have not been part of the government. In fact, they acted contrary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/some-of-the-mission-groups-that-have-been-responsible-for-our/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [“I believed that I would become a counsellor to the Thembu king,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-believed-that-i-would-become-a-counsellor-to-the-thembu-king/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/what-he-means-by-this-is-that-instead-of-saying-you-ll-try-you-need/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-learned-that-courage-was-not-the-absence-of-fear-but-the-triumph/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle of dependence imposed on us by the financially powerful:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-need-to-exert-ourselves-that-much-more-and-break-out-of-the/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [“Prison is a still point in a turning world, and it is very easy to remain in the same place in jail while the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/prison-is-a-still-point-in-a-turning-world-and-it-is-very-easy-to/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/a-fundamental-concern-for-others-in-our-individual-and-community/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [I am aware of what the position is in the United States of America. If somebody gives to charity, then he gets a tax…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-am-aware-of-what-the-position-is-in-the-united-states-of-america-if/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [It is our duty to give support to the brother leader ... especially in regards to the sanctions which are not hitting just him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/it-is-our-duty-to-give-support-to-the-brother-leader-especially-in/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of our own people became a hunger for the freedom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/it-was-during-those-long-and-lonely-years-that-my-hunger-for-the/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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