Circumstances Quote by Nelson Mandela

We must work together to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunity and power in our society.

— 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…

— 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…

— Nelson Mandela

Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.

— 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…

— 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…

— Nelson Mandela

“I believed that I would become a counsellor to the Thembu king,”

— 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…

— 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…

— 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:…

— 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…

— 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…

— Nelson Mandela