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Nelson Mandela Quotes - Page 25

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One effect of sustained conflict is to narrow our vision of what is possible.

One effect of sustained conflict is to narrow our vision of what is possible.

Peace, Vision, Conflict

I have always endeavoured to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion.

Nimble, Opinion, Discussion

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.228, Pan Macmillan

On the The AIDS Epidemic: This is a war. It has killed more people than has been the case in all previous wars and in all previous natural disasters ... We must not continue to be debating, to be arguing, when people are dying.

War, Epidemics, Aids Epidemic

We, the people of South Africa, declare for all our country and the world to know: That South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white, and that no government can justly claim authority unless it is based on the will of the people.

Country, Black And White, Government

Nelson Mandela (1978). “The struggle is my life”

These numbers are staggering, in fact incomprehensible. By all accounts, we are dealing with the greatest health crisis in human history.

Numbers, Facts, Healthcare

If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don't care for human beings.... What I am condemning is that one power, with a president [George W. Bush] who has no foresight, who cannot think properly, is now wanting to plunge the world into a holocaust.

Country, Thinking, America

"Mandela: U.S. wants holocaust", www.cnn.com. January 30, 2003.

Both Bush as well, as Tony Blair, are undermining an idea which was sponsored by their predecessors. They do not care. Is it because the secretary-general of the United Nations [Ghanaian Kofi Annan] is now a black man? They never did that when secretary-generals were white.

Men, Ideas, White

"Mandela: U.S. wants holocaust". Nelson Mandela's speech at the International Women's Forum in Johannesburg, prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, edition.cnn.com. January 29, 2003.

I did not enjoy the violence of boxing so much as the science of it. I was intrigued by how one moved one's body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat, how one paced oneself over a match.

Boxing, Body, Violence

"Remembering Mandela, the Boxer" by Keegan Hamilton, grantland.com. December 6, 2013.

Why is it that in this courtroom I face a white magistrate, am confronted by a white prosecutor and escorted into the dock by a white orderly? Can anyone honestly and seriously suggest that in this type of atmosphere the scales of justice are evenly balanced?

White, Justice, Atmosphere

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.212, Pan Macmillan

What has sustained me even in the most grim moments is the knowledge that I am a member of a tried and tested family which has triumphed over many difficulties.

Moments, Members, Difficulty

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.27, Pan Macmillan

Why is the United States behaving so arrogantly? All that (Mr. Bush) wants is Iraqi oil.

Oil, United States, Politics

"Mandela Slams Bush On Iraq". www.cbsnews.com. January 30, 2003.

History and the generations to come will judge our leaders by the decisions they make in the coming weeks.

Judging, Decision, Leader

"Nelson Mandela on G8 Summit: 'Overcoming Poverty is Not a Gesture of Charity, it is an Act of Justice'". "Democracy Now!", www.democracynow.org. July 5, 2005.

I admire young people who are concerned with the affairs of their community and nation perhaps because I also became involved in struggle whist I was still at school.

Struggle, School, People

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

I am fundamentally an optimist.

Optimist

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.261, Pan Macmillan

What he means by this is that instead of saying you'll "try", you need to "do". And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Motivational, Mean, Light

What freedom am I being offered while the organization of the people remains banned? Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts.

Men, Organization, People

Nelson Mandela, African National Congress (1986*). “Mandela speaks: statements from Nelson Mandela to the people of South Africa”

The death sentence is a barbaric act.

Death Penalty, Death Sentence, Sentences

I have found Jews to be more broad-minded than most whites on issues of race and politics, perhaps because they themselves have historically been victims of prejudice.

Race, Issues, Prejudice

Nelson Mandela (2013). “Long Walk To Freedom”, p.52, Hachette UK

Let us give practical recognition to the injustices of the past,by building a future based on equality&social justice

Past, Giving, Justice

Twitter post from Mar 15, 2016

We can't fight AIDS unless we do much more to fight TB as well.

Fighting, Aids, Wells

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.397, Pan Macmillan

Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's very important to give children education and explain that they should play a role for their country.

Country, Children, Play

"Who Is Nelson Mandela? A Reader's Digest Exclusive Interview". Interview with Caitlin O'Connell, www.rd.com. 2005.

Justice and I became friends, though we were opposites in many ways - he was extroverted, I was introverted; he was lighthearted, I was serious.

Opposites, Justice, Leader

But the hard facts were that fifty years of non-violence had brought the African people nothing but more and more repressive legislation, and fewer and fewer rights.

Rights, Years, People

Nelson Mandela (1973). “No Easy Walk to Freedom”, p.168, Heinemann

We shall immunize every child in Africa to get rid of this terrible disease forever.

Children, Forever, Disease

The Children's Hospital will be a credible demonstration of the commitment of African leaders to place the rights of children at the forefront. Nothing less would be enough.

Children, Commitment, Rights

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

Quotes: 666

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