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Nelson Mandela Quotes - Page 13

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I discovered even before I went to jail that apartheid was not run by people who were monolithic in their approach. Some of them didn't even believe in apartheid.

I discovered even before I went to jail that apartheid was not run by people who were monolithic in their approach. Some of them didn't even believe in apartheid.

Running, Believe, Jail

Source: profitmagazin.com

I believe that in the end that it is kindness and accommodation that are all the catalysts for real change.

Kindness, Real, Believe

Let it never be said by future generations that indifference, cynicism or selfishness made us fail to live up to the ideals of humanism which the Nobel Peace Prize encapsulates. Let the strivings of us all, prove Martin Luther King Jr. to have been correct, when he said that humanity can no longer be tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war.

Kings, Selfish, War

FaceBook post by Nelson Mandela from Aug 28, 2013

I hate racial discrimination most intensely and all its manifestations. I have fought all my life; I fight now, and will do so until the end of my days. Even although I now happen to be tried by one, whose opinion I hold in high esteem, I detest most violently the set-up that surrounds me here. It makes me feel that I am a Black man in a White man's court. This should not be I should feel perfectly at ease and at home with the assurance that I am being tried by a fellow South African, who does not regard me as an inferior, entitled to a special type of justice.

Hate, Home, Fighting

Nelson Mandela (1963*). “We Accuse: The Trial of Nelson Mandela”

Isimangaliso must be the only place on the globe where the oldest land mammal (rhinoceros) and the world biggest terrestrial mammal (elephant) share an ecosystem with the world's oldest fish (coelacanth) and the world's biggest marine mammal (whale)

Marine, Whales, Land

In the end, reconciliation is a spiritual process, which requires more than just a legal framework. It has to happen in the hearts and minds of people.

Spiritual, Heart, People

Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.65, Simon and Schuster

The impression that you are a demigod worried me. I wanted to be like an ordinary human being with virtues and vices.

Worry, Vices, Ordinary

The histories of our two peoples, Palestinian and South African, correspond in such painful and poignant ways, that I intensely feel myself being at home amongst compatriots

Home, Two, Way

Know your enemy - and learn about his favorite sport.

Inspiring, Sports, Enemy

"Mandela: His 8 Lessons of Leadership" by Richard Stengel, content.time.com. July 9, 2008.

The power of imagination created the illusion that my vision went much farther than the naked eye could actually see.

Eye, Imagination, Vision

The cause of Communism is the greatest cause in the history of mankind!

Causes, Communism, Mankind

For a revolution is not just a question of pulling a trigger; its purpose is to create a fair just society

Purpose, Revolution, Triggers

Nelson Mandela (2013). “Long Walk To Freedom”, p.198, Hachette UK

Abject poverty is demeaning, is an assault on the dignity of those that suffer it. In the end it demeans us all. It makes the freedom of all of us less meaningful.

Meaningful, Suffering, Poverty

Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.138, Simon and Schuster

Che Guevara's life is an inspiration for every human being who loves freedom. We will always honor his memory.

Memories, Inspiration, Honor

Success in politics demands that you must take your people into confidence about your views and state them very clearly, very politely, very calmly, but nevertheless, state them openly.

Inspiring, Success, Leadership

FaceBook post by Nelson Mandela from Aug 01, 2013

To be the father of a nation is a great honor, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy.

Father, Joy, Honor

Nelson Mandela (1998). “In the Words of Nelson Mandela”, Birch Lane Press

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.

Moving, Past, Forgiving

Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.66, Simon and Schuster

We understand it still that there is no easy road to freedom. We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success. We must therefore act together as a united people, for national reconciliation, for nation building, for the birth of a new world. Let there be justice for all. Let there be peace for all. Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all. Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another and suffer the indignity of being the skunk of the world. Let freedom reign.

Beautiful, Land, Justice For All

Presidential Inaugural Speech, delivered 10 May 1994, Pretoria, South Africa

We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in any society – a life free from violence and fear.

Education, Children, Fear

I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.

Inspiring, Dream, Peace

"Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

We signal that good can be achieved amongst human beings who are prepared to trust, prepared to believe in the goodness of people.

Believe, People, Goodness

FaceBook post by Nelson Mandela from Nov 09, 2014

No single person can liberate a country. You can only liberate a country if you act as a collective.

Inspiring, Country, Single Person

When the history of our times is written, will we be remembered as the generation that turned our backs in a moment of global crisis or will it be recorded that we did the right thing?

Generations, Moments, Crisis

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.40, Pan Macmillan

The relations between a man and his or her god is a personal matter; you can't go out and challenge the belief of people in a superior being.

Men, People, Challenges

In prison, illusions can offer comfort.

Comfort, Prison, Illusion

Nelson Mandela (2009). “Long Walk To Freedom Vol 2: 1962-1994”, p.182, Hachette UK

Born: July 18, 1918 - December 5, 2013
Occupation: Former President of South Africa

Quotes: 666

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