Nelson Mandela

Quotes from Nelson Mandela.

I am confident that nobody… will accuse me of selfishness if I ask to spend time, while I am still in good health, with my family, my friends and also with myself.
- Nelson Mandela

When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.
- Nelson Mandela

Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.
- Nelson Mandela

I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.
- Nelson Mandela

No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.
- Nelson Mandela

To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.
- Nelson Mandela

Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.
- Nelson Mandela

We can’t afford to be killing one another.
- Nelson Mandela

There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.”
-Nelson Mandela
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I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.
- Nelson Mandela