Nelson Mandela

South African

About Nelson Mandela

South African anti-apartheid leader and president from 1994 to 1999, who spent 27 years in prison and shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize.

Quotes by Nelson Mandela

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
Nelson Mandela
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.
Nelson Mandela
I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping your head pointed toward the sun, your feet moving forward.
Nelson Mandela
No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.
Nelson Mandela
It always seems impossible until it's done.
Nelson Mandela
I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination.
Nelson Mandela
Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
Nelson Mandela