More from Nelson Mandela
There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Hope is a powerful weapon, and no one power on earth can deprive you of.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela There is nothing more dangerous than a humiliated man.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela One of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change yourself.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Freedom can never be taken for granted.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela There is no future without forgiveness.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela
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From our community writers
They bleed not in the mouth but through their ink – indelible and dark.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin
More on black
I man don’t come red, I come Black
Peter ToshPeter Tosh To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
John LewisJohn Lewis The white man’s happiness cannot be purchased by the black man’s misery.
Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
Rosa ParksRosa Parks We’re all together as a country and as a family.
LeBron JamesLeBron James The white man is not indigenous to Africa. Africa is for Africans. Zimbabwe is for Zimbabweans.
Robert MugabeRobert Mugabe As athletes, we stand on the shoulders of giants. We must continue their fight on behalf our community.
LeBron JamesLeBron James Black people need some peace, white people need some peace, and we’re gonna have to fight, we’re gonna have to struggle, we’re gonna have to struggle relentlessly to bring about some peace.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton
