Nelson Mandela on Excellence Quotes

"Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removed by the actions of human beings."

"I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony."

"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."

"What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others."

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."

"A winner is a dreamer who never gives up."

"Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people."

"Action without vision is only passing time, vision without action is merely day dreaming, but vision with action can change the world."

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

"A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."

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

"Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will."

"Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts."

"It is in your hands, to make a better world for all who live in it."

"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children."

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

"I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying."

"We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right."

"To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity."

"Faith in the goodness of people is what kept me going through the darkest nights."

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"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."

"A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones."

"Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do."

"Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice."

"Difficulties break some men but make others."

"May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears."

"I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself."

"Sometimes, it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation."

"I am the captain of my soul."

"Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies."

"It always seems impossible until it's done."

"Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again."