More Quotes by Nelson Mandela
As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.
Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
Racism is a blight on the human conscience. The idea that any people can be inferior to another, to the point where those who consider themselves superior define and treat the rest as subhuman, denies the humanity even of those who elevate themselves to the status of gods.
As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself... Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.
Blaming things on the past does not make them better.
Do not allow your anger to control your reason, but rather your reason to control your anger.
If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important - and you do that by being genuine and humble.
A winner is a dreamer who never gives up
I am the captain of my soul.
