Category Quotations

Nelson Mandela says: “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It

Nelson Mandela says: “Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did.”

Nelson Mandela says: “Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies”

Nelson Mandela says: “Religion is one of the most important forces in the world. Whether you are a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Jew, or a Hindu, religion is a great force, and it can help one have command…

Nelson Mandela says: “People tend to measure themselves by external accomplishments, but jail allows a person to focus on internal ones; such as honesty, sincerity, simplicity, humility, generosity and an absence of variety. You learn to look into yourself.”

Nelson Mandela says: “Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human…

Nelson Mandela says: “One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.”

Nelson Mandela says: “Once a person is determined to help themselves, there is nothing that can stop them.”

Nelson Mandela says: “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to…

Nelson Mandela says: “No one in my family had ever attended school […] On the first day of school my teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave each of us an English name. This was the custom among Africans in those days and…