Top & Most Famous Nelson Mandela Quotes
"It always seems impossible until it’s done."
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"Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way."
"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."
"You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action."
"It is not the kings and generals that make history but the masses of the people."
"Our struggle for freedom and justice was a collective effort. It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it."
"I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come."
"If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness."
"I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way."
"As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest."
"I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb."
"Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me."
"To overthrow oppression has been sanctioned by humanity and is the highest aspiration of every free man."
"I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities."
"We must build a united, democratic, non-racial and non-sexist South Africa."
"There is a universal respect and even admiration for those who are humble and simple by nature."
"It is not our diversity which divides us; it is not our ethnicity, or religion or culture that divides us. Since we have achieved our freedom, there can only be one division amongst us: between those who cherish democracy and those who do not."
"We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right."
"Significant progress is always possible if we ourselves plan every detail and allow intervention of fate only on our own terms."
"The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears."
"I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles."
"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."
"When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace."
"It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea."
"Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do."
"A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy."
"There is nothing more difficult than waking someone who is only pretending to be asleep."
"No single person can liberate a country. You can only liberate a country if you act as a collective."
"The power of education extends beyond the development of skills we need for economic success. It can contribute to nation-building and reconciliation."
"I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say."
"Reconciliation means working together to correct the legacy of past injustice."
"What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others."
"You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution."
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure."
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."
"As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same."
"It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails."
"We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in your hands to make a difference."
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