Nelson Mandela

"Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished."

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."

"Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations."

"Freedom is not given, it is taken."

"Your playing small does not serve the world."

"I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb."

"Lead and inspire people. Clean up afterward."

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

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

"True reconciliation does not consist in merely forgetting the past."

"I am in prison as the representative of the people and of the organization I have served."

"One cannot be prepared for something while also rejecting the need to prepare."

"The reward of commitment is commitment."

"Sport has the power to change the world."

"Difficulties break some men but make others."

"Our children are our greatest treasure."

"The ANC will always be my home."

"I dream of the realization of the unity of mankind."

"It is so easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build."

"If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention than to any other talent."

"Let your conscience be your guide."

"We cannot live only for ourselves."

"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, he sends forth a ripple of hope."

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

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

"Your own conscious mind is a part of a greater consciousness that pervades everything."

"I learned that behind every African who had made it, there was often a European mentor."

"You cannot stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you."

"I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill."

"Without the discipline of knowing the facts, we cannot properly govern."