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Nelson Mandela Quotes - Page 26

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Force is the only language the imperialists can hear, and no country became free without some sort of violence.

Force is the only language the imperialists can hear, and no country became free without some sort of violence.

Country, Violence, Language

"The Sacred Warrior" by Nelson Mandela, content.time.com. December 31, 1999.

[Gandhi] said, "I want to find God, and because I want to find God, I have to find God along with other people. I don't believe I can find God alone. If I did, I would be running to the Himalayas to find God in some cave there. But since I believe that nobody can find God alone, I have to work with people. I have to take them with me. Alone I can't come to Him."

Running, Believe, People

"The Sacred Warrior" by Nelson Mandela, content.time.com. December 31, 1999.

Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the hearts of people. That is why it is so important that the FIFA World Cup will, for the first time ever, be hosted on the African continent in 2010. We feel privileged and humbled that South Africa has been given this singular honour of being the African host country.

Soccer, Sports, Country

It generally appears outlandish until its carried out.

Outlandish

We can't afford to be killing one another.

Killing

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

Apart from life, a strong constitusion and an abiding connection to the Thembu royal house, the only thing my father bestowed upon me at birth was a name, Rolihlahla

Strong, Father, Names

Nelson Mandela (2009). “Long Walk To Freedom Vol 1: 1918-1962”, p.12, Hachette UK

It's a tragedy what is happening, what Bush is doing. All Bush wants is Iraqi oil. There is no doubt that the U.S. is behaving badly. Why are they not seeking to confiscate weapons of mass destruction from their ally Israel? This is just an excuse to get Iraq's oil.

Mass Destruction, Israel, Oil

Iraq War speech, January 29, 2003.

The names of Dingane and Bambata, Hintsa and Makana, Squngthi and Dalasile, Moshoeshoe and Sekhukhuni, were praised as the glory of the entire African nation. I hoped then that life might offer me the opportunity to serve my people and make my own humble contribution to their freedom struggle.

Struggle, Humble, Opportunity

Nelson Mandela (1990). “Nelson Mandela, symbol of resistance and hope for a free South Africa: selected speeches since his release”

I feel like a young man of 15.

Men, Young, Feels

"The World Cup party Mandela began in Zurich arrives in South Africa" by Jamie Jackson, www.theguardian.com. December 5, 2009.

The greatest single challenge facing our globalised world is to combat and eradicate its disparities.

Challenges, World, Disparity

Nelson Mandela's Speech at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, www.thecrimson.com. September 21, 1998.

If you want to preach a revolutionary message, wear a suit.

Want, Messages, Suits

I enjoyed the discipline and solitariness of long-distance running, which allowed me to escape from the hurly-burly of school life.

Running, Distance, School

The march to freedom is irreversible.

March, Irreversible

I have been influenced in my thinking by both west and east.

Thinking, East, West

Nelson Mandela (1973). “No Easy Walk to Freedom”, p.183, Heinemann

Even if you have a terminal disease, you don't have to sit down and mope. Enjoy life and challenge the illness that you have.

Inspiring, Enjoy Life, Challenges

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

I looked into the vast dome of blue emptiness that stretched out above me in all directions and the illusion was still there, the size and speed, and what information they were sending to mother earth.

Mother, Blue, Earth

At the southern tip of the continent, a rich reward is in the making, an invaluable gift is in the preparation, for those who suffered in the name of all humanity when they sacrificed everything - for liberty, peace, human dignity and human fulfillment. The value of our shared reward will and must be measured by the joyful peace which will triumph, because of the common humanity that bonds both black and white into one human race, will have said to each one of us that we shall all live like the children of paradise.

Children, Black And White, Common Humanity

Each of us is as intimately attached to the soil of this beautiful country as are the famous jacaranda trees of Pretoria and the mimosa trees of the bushveld - a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world.

Beautiful, Country, Rainbow

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

We now undertake that we cannot rest while millions of our people suffer the pain and indignity of poverty in all its forms.

Pain, People, Suffering

Nelson Mandela (2003). “Nelson Mandela: from freedom to the future : tributes and speeches”, Jonathan Ball Publishers

My son has died of AIDS.

Son, My Son, Aids

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.39, Pan Macmillan

The majority of South Africans, black and white, recognize that apartheid has no future. It has to be ended by our own decisive mass action in order to build peace and security. The mass campaign of defiance and other actions of our organization and people can only culminate in the establishment of democracy.

Black And White, Order, Organization

Rally Address Following Release From Pollsmoor Prison, delivered 11 February 1990, Cape Town, South Africa

I watched, along with all of you, as the tens of thousands of our people stood patiently in long queues for many hours. Some sleeping on the open ground overnight waiting to cast this momentous vote.

Sleep, Long, People

Nelson Mandela (2003). “Nelson Mandela: from freedom to the future : tributes and speeches”, Jonathan Ball Publishers

One of the things that made me long to be back in prison was that I had so little opportunity for reading, thinking and quiet reflection after my release. I intend, amongst other things, to give myself much more opportunity for such reading and reflection.

Reading, Reflection, Opportunity

"Nelson Mandela's five most memorable speeches". www.firstpost.com. December 6, 2013.

In all disputes, a point is arrived at where no party, no matter how right or wrong it might have been at the start of that dispute, will any longer be totally in the right or totally in the wrong. Such a point I believe, has been reached in this debate... Let us not equivocate. A tragedy of unprecedented proportions is unfolding in Africa.

Party, Believe, Tragedy

"Mandela's Aids speech: Excerpts". news.bbc.co.uk. July 14, 2000.

Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.

Peace, War, People

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

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

Quotes: 666

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