You know you are really famous the day you discover you have become a comic character! Nelson Mandela More Quotes by Nelson Mandela More Quotes From Nelson Mandela We have introduced a rule of law. That never existed for centuries in this country [South Africa], especially under the apartheid regime, when the law was reduced into disrepute. Nelson Mandela centurylawcountry 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 goodnessbelievepeople Young people are capable, when aroused, of bringing down the towers of oppression and raising the banners of freedom. Nelson Mandela youthtowerspeople For me, nonviolence was not a moral principle but a strategy; there is no moral goodness in using an ineffective weapon. Nelson Mandela moral-goodnessweaponsprinciples There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested. Nelson Mandela optimismoptimisticdark 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 swimmerguarantees-thatfighter 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 lebanonheightisrael There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere. Nelson Mandela shadow-of-deathfreedomdesire 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 minddreamplay I was able to change my life by knowing that if somebody does something good for you, you have to respond. Nelson Mandela ableknowingdoe Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies. Nelson Mandela forgivenessspiritualletting-go Learn to know yourself... to search realistically and regularly the processes of your own mind and feelings. Nelson Mandela mindfeelingsknowledge 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 confidencehonestymotivational 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 forgivingpastmoving 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 doneleadershipmistake No single person can liberate a country. You can only liberate a country if you act as a collective. Nelson Mandela single-personinspiringcountry 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 jailarroganceenemy 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 cancergivingpeople 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 governmentyearsfall We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success. Nelson Mandela south-africaachieveacting
