Category Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela says: “It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of our own people became a hunger for the freedom of all people,

Nelson Mandela says: “It was a useful reminder that all men, even the most seemingly cold-blooded, have a core of decency, and that if their heart is touched, they are capable of changing.”

Nelson Mandela says: “It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from anothe

Nelson Mandela says: “It is not a question of patronizing philanthropy towards disabled people. They do not need the patronage of the non-disabled. It is not for them to adapt to the dominant and dominating world of the so-called non-disabled.…

Nelson Mandela says: “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…

Nelson Mandela says: “It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.”

Nelson Mandela says: “In some ways, I saw the garden as a metaphor for certain aspects of my life. A leader must also tend his garden; he, too, plants seeds, and then watches, cultivates, and harvests the results. Like the…

Nelson Mandela says: “In judging our progress as individuals we tend to concentrate on external factors such as one’s social position, influence and popularity, wealth and standard of education… But internal factors may be even more crucial in assessing one’s…

Nelson Mandela says: “In Africa there is a concept known as ‘ubuntu’ – the profound sense that we are human only through the humanity of others; that if we are to accomplish anything in this world it will in equal…

Nelson Mandela says: “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.”