What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead. Nelson Mandela More Quotes by Nelson Mandela More Quotes From Nelson Mandela It is time for the next generations to continue our struggle against social injustice and for the rights of humanity. It is in your hands. Nelson Mandela struggle rights inspiring We need a fundamental change of mindset with regards to the way we speak and behave about sex and sexuality. Boys and men have a particularly critical role in this regard, changing the chauvinist and demeaning ways sexuality and women were traditionally dealt with in both our actions and speaking. Nelson Mandela men boys sex The titanic effort that has brought liberation to South Africa, and ensured the total liberation of Africa, constitutes an act of redemption for the black people of the world. Nelson Mandela effort black people There are few misfortunes in this world that you cannot turn into a personal trimuph if you have the iron will and the neccessary skill. Nelson Mandela iron-will skills inspiring When we can sit in the face of insanity or dislikes and be free from the need to make it different, then we are free. Nelson Mandela freedom different insanity I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all. Nelson Mandela democracy names When we read we are able to travel to many places, meet many people and understand the world. Nelson Mandela able people world Friends, Comrades and fellow South Africans. I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all. I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you, the people. Your tireless and heroic sacrifices have made it possible for me to be here today. I therefore place the remaining years of my life in your hands. Nelson Mandela sacrifice humble commitment We understand and promote the notion that while children need to be guided they also have an entrenched right to be whatever they want to be and that they can achieve this only if they are given the space to dream and live out their dreams. Nelson Mandela space dream children The time will come when our nation will honour the memory of all the sons, the daughters, the mothers, the fathers, the youth and the children who, by their thoughts and deeds, gave us the right to assert with pride that we are South Africans, that we are Africans, and that we are citizens of the world. Nelson Mandela daughter mother children History will surely judge us harshly if we do not respond with all the energy and resources that we can bring to bear in the fight against HIV/AIDS Nelson Mandela fighting judging bears How can I be expected to believe that this same racial discrimination which has been the cause of so much injustice and suffering right through the years, should now operate here to give me a fair and open trial?....consider myself neither morally nor legally obliged to obey laws made by a Parliament in which I am not represented. That the will of the people is the basis of the authority of government, is a principle universally acknowledged as sacred throughout the civilized world. Nelson Mandela government believe years You have a limited time to stay on earth. You must try to use that period for the purpose of transforming your country into what you desire it to be: a democratic, non-racial, non-sexist country. And that is a great task. Nelson Mandela desire trying country There is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires Nelson Mandela love relationship friendship Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom. Of course the task will not be easy. But not to do this would be a crime against humanity, against which I ask all humanity now to rise up. Nelson Mandela greatness humanity fall There is nothing more dangerous than a humiliated man. Nelson Mandela closed-minded danger men Love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. Nelson Mandela hate heart life Take it upon yourself where you live to make people around you joyful and full of hope. Nelson Mandela where-you-live joyful people It is not a question of patronizing philanthropy towards disabled people. They do not need the patronage of the non-disabled. It is not for them to adapt to the dominant and dominating world of the so-called non-disabled. It is for us to adapt our understanding of a common humanity; to learn of the richness of how human life is diverse; to recognize the presence of disability in our human midst as an enrichment of our diversity. Nelson Mandela common-humanity diversity people Those who conduct themselves with morality, integrity and consistency need not fear the forces of inhumanity and cruelty. Nelson Mandela consistency integrity needs
