Quotes from Nelson Mandela

There is nothing like a fixed, steady aim, with an honorable purpose. It dignifies your nature, and insures your success.

Prison itself is a tremendous education in the need for patience and perseverance. It is above all a test of one's commitment.

I learned to have the patience to listen when people put forward their views, even if I think those views are wrong. You can't reach a just decision in a dispute unless you listen to both sides.

It is so easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build.

Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.

If you look at those matters, you will come to the conclusion that the attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world peace.

Exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind.

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.

The New World Order that is in the making must focus on the creation of a world of democracy, peace and prosperity for all.

The best weapon is to sit down and talk.

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.

Peace is the greatest weapon for development that any person can have.

I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all.

Let the efforts of us all, prove that he [Martin Luther King] was not a mere dreamer when he spoke of the beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace being more precious than diamonds or silver or gold

One effect of sustained conflict is to narrow our vision of what is possible.

Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.

Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.

I hate race discrimination most intensely and in all its manifestations. I have fought it all during my life; I fight it now, and will do so until the end of my days.

Thinking too well of people often allows them to be better than they otherwise would.

I say to all those leaders, do not look the other way. Do not hesitate... It is within your power to avoid a genocide of humanity.

No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity

It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education.

The Good News borne by our risen Messiah who chose not one race, who chose not one country, who chose not one language, who chose not one tribe, who chose all of humankind!

The habit of attending to small things and of appreciating small courtesies is one of the important marks of a good person.