No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.
NELSON MANDELANo problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.
NELSON MANDELAFor to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
NELSON MANDELAHope is a powerful weapon, and no one power on earth can deprive you of.
NELSON MANDELAOne of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.
NELSON MANDELABlaming things on the past does not make them better.
NELSON MANDELAAs we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
NELSON MANDELAYou will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.
NELSON MANDELADisabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future.
NELSON MANDELANo power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity.
NELSON MANDELAWe must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
NELSON MANDELAWhere you stand depends on where you sit.
NELSON MANDELAThe impression that you are a demigod worried me. I wanted to be like an ordinary human being with virtues and vices.
NELSON MANDELAOvercoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice.
NELSON MANDELAOne of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change yourself.
NELSON MANDELAA leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.
NELSON MANDELAGreat anger and violence can never build a nation.
NELSON MANDELA