Education has become a very powerful weapon in the struggle to produce a well-developed person. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It's a tragedy what is happening, what Bush is doing. All Bush wants is Iraqi oil. There is no doubt that the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Hope is a powerful weapon, and (one) no one power on earth can deprive you of. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I knew we could improve our lives even in jail. We could come out as different men, and we could even come… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Peace is the greatest weapon for development that any person can have. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Negotiation and discussion are the greatest weapons we have for promoting peace and development. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
For me, nonviolence was not a moral principle but a strategy; there is no moral goodness in using an ineffective weapon. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Thinking is one of the most important weapons in dealing with problems — 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
