One of the most difficult things is not to change society - but to change yourself. Nelson Mandela More Quotes by Nelson Mandela More Quotes From Nelson Mandela We signal that good can be achieved amongst human beings who are prepared to trust, prepared to believe in the goodness of people. Nelson Mandela goodness believe people Young people are capable, when aroused, of bringing down the towers of oppression and raising the banners of freedom. Nelson Mandela youth towers people For me, nonviolence was not a moral principle but a strategy; there is no moral goodness in using an ineffective weapon. Nelson Mandela moral-goodness weapons principles There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested. Nelson Mandela optimism optimistic dark To a freedom fighter hope is what a lifebelt is to a swimmer - a guarantee that one will keep afloat and free from danger. Nelson Mandela swimmer guarantees-that fighter Israel should withdraw from all the areas which it won from the Arabs in 1967, and in particular Israel should withdraw completely from the Golan Heights, from south Lebanon and from the West Bank. Nelson Mandela lebanon height israel There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere. Nelson Mandela shadow-of-death freedom desire I found solitary confinement the most forbidding aspect of prison life. There is no end and no beginning; there is only one's mind, which can begin to play tricks. Was that a dream or did it really happen? One begins to question everything. Nelson Mandela mind dream play I was able to change my life by knowing that if somebody does something good for you, you have to respond. Nelson Mandela able knowing doe Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies. Nelson Mandela forgiveness spiritual letting-go Learn to know yourself... to search realistically and regularly the processes of your own mind and feelings. Nelson Mandela mind feelings knowledge As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself... Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility. Nelson Mandela confidence honesty motivational We recall our terrible past so that we can deal with it, to forgive where forgiveness is necessary, without forgetting; to ensure that never again will such inhumanity tear us apart; and to move ourselves to eradicate a legacy that lurks dangerously as a threat to our democracy. Nelson Mandela forgiving past moving I like a leader who can, while pointing out a mistake, bring up the good things the other person has done. If you do that, then the person sees that you have a complete picture of him. There is nobody more dangerous than one who has been humiliated, even when you humiliate him rightly. Nelson Mandela done leadership mistake No single person can liberate a country. You can only liberate a country if you act as a collective. Nelson Mandela single-person inspiring country In my younger days, I was arrogant - jail helped me to get rid of it. I did nothing but make enemies because of my arrogance. Nelson Mandela jail arrogance enemy 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 like TB, like cancer, is always to come out and say somebody has died because of H.I.V./AIDS, and people will stop regarding it as something extraordinary. Nelson Mandela cancer giving people South Africans have no concept of time and this is also why we can't solve poverty and social problems… It's now 10 years since the fall of the Apartheid government and we cannot blame Apartheid for being tardy. Nelson Mandela government years fall We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success. Nelson Mandela south-africa achieve acting It is necessary to heal the wounds of the past If you are going to build your country and to have unity. I am working with people who fought me very bitterly before the elections. It was my responsibility as the man who is leading the majority party, my responsibility to heal the wounds of the past and to work with people who were my opponents. Nelson Mandela party responsibility country
