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Nelson Mandela Quotes - Page 14

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Sometimes strident, often tender, never afraid and seldom without humour, Desmond Tutu's voice will always be the voice of the voiceless.

Sometimes strident, often tender, never afraid and seldom without humour, Desmond Tutu's voice will always be the voice of the voiceless.

Voice, Voiceless, Sometimes

"Desmond Tutu is one of a rare breed" by Cath Elliott, www.theguardian.com. September 17, 2010.

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.

Country, Party, Responsibility

Hating clouds the mind. It gets in the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate

Wisdom, Hate, Clouds

Freedom cannot be achieved unless women have been emancipated from all forms of oppression... Our endeavors must be about the liberation of the woman, the emancipation of the man and the liberty of the child.

Children, Men, Liberty

"The ultimate male feminist? 5 things Nelson Mandela did for women" by Tara Kelly, www.cnn.com. December 8, 2013.

The challenge for each one of you is to take up these ideals of tolerance and respect for others and put them to practical use in your schools, your communities and throughout your lives.

School, Community, Challenges

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.390, Pan Macmillan

Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers.

Sports, Powerful, Government

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.378, Pan Macmillan

While poverty persists, there is no true freedom.

Poverty, True Freedom, Persist

Nelson Mandela's speech in London's Trafalgar Square for the campaign to end poverty in the developing world, news.bbc.co.uk. February 3, 2005.

The suffering inflicted, and more often than not on the most vulnerable sectors of society, demeans all of us as humanity. That it is invariably women, children, the aged and disabled who suffer in these conflicts stands to the added shame of humankind.

Children, Humanity, Suffering

Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair

Sports, Despair, Breaking Down

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.378, Pan Macmillan

There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship. Many people will appear to befriend you when you are wealthy, but precious few will do the same when you are poor. If wealth is a magnet, poverty is a kind of repellent. Yet, poverty often brings out the true generosity in others.

Friendship, Wise, Wisdom

FaceBook post by Nelson Mandela from May 18, 2015

Together as a nation, we have the obligation to put sunshine into the hearts of our little ones. They are our precious possessions. They deserve what happiness life can offer.

Inspirational, Life, Happiness

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.78, Pan Macmillan

Our freedom is also incomplete, dear compatriots, as long as we are denied our security by criminals who prey on our communities, who rob our businesses and undermine our economy, who ply their destructive trade in drugs in our schools, and who do violence against our women and children.

Children, School, Long

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

Opportunity, Working Together, Distribution Of Wealth

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.18, Pan Macmillan

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.

Leadership, Mistake, Done

Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com. April 2001.

I and some colleagues came to the conclusion that as violence in this country was inevitable, it would be wrong and unrealistic for African leaders to continue preaching peace and non-violence at a time when the government met our peaceful demands with force. It was only when all else had failed, when all channels of peaceful protest had been barred to us, that the decision was made to embark on violent forms of political struggle.

Country, Struggle, Government

Nelson Mandela (1990). “One nation, one country”

I can't pretend that I'm brave and that I can beat the whole world.

Inspirational, Inspiring, Brave

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

The death sentence is a barbaric act . . . It is a reflection of the animal instinct still in human beings.

Animal, Reflection, Death Penalty

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.

Israel, Lebanon, Height

"Mandela bears message of peace in first visit to Israel" by Suzanne Belling, jweekly.com, October 22, 1999.

Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or savor their songs.

Inspiring, Song, Travel

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

I never think of the time I have lost. I just carry out a programme because it's there. It's mapped out for me.

Thinking, Lost, Programmes

Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.82, Simon and Schuster

I was able to change my life by knowing that if somebody does something good for you, you have to respond.

Knowing, Doe, Able

Source: profitmagazin.com

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.

Country, Law, Century

Source: www.mott.org

The question of crime is one of concern to everybody. But the position is that the security forces in our country for the last four decades did not concentrate on suppressing crime. Their main objective was to suppress, to crush political activity. And in the process, crime grew to unacceptable proportions. And criminals were able to form powerful syndicates, and they virtually took over the control of the life of the community in certain areas.

Crush, Country, Powerful

We have laid the foundation for a better life. Things that were unimaginable a few years ago have become everyday reality. I belong to the generation of leaders for whom the achievement of democracy was the defining challenge.

Reality, Years, Achievement

"Foes pay tribute as Mandela begins long goodbye" by Chris McGreal, www.theguardian.com. March 26, 1999.

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.

Fall, Government, Years

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

Quotes: 666

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