Nelson Mandela Quotes

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.

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

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.

Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.

As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

A 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.

It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.

May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.

I am the captain of my soul.

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up

A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it's lowest ones

Where you stand depends on where you sit.

One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.

Appearances matter — and remember to smile.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.