Nelson Mandela

"One man can make a difference, and every man should try."

"The path to freedom is neither quick nor easy, but with courage and determination it shall be found."

"I never lose sight of the fact that just being a Black man in South Africa, I am already guilty of a crime."

"A good marriage may be had with anyone, anywhere. It is not about finding the perfect person, it is about perfecting the relationship."

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

"Prison was a spiritual institution; it switched me from the revolutionary path to a spiritual path."

"Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated enough."

"Courage is not physical. Courage is about having the ability to overcome the things that frighten us."

"The struggles of the youth of today will build the world of tomorrow."

"Live as if your time on earth is limited because it is."

"I learned more about myself in prison than I could have learned anywhere else."

"Violence breeds violence. Hatred breeds hatred. And there is no nation which is immune to the cancer of hatred."

"Holding grudges is like carrying a heavy load. At some point, you get tired and want to put it down."

"The greatest art of a politician is to leave no witnesses."

"Remember that your imagination is a preview of your life's coming attractions."

"To change the society you live in, you must first change yourself."

"Leisure is a rare privilege. It gives one a chance for spiritual growth."

"I have always believed that sport has the power to change the world."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."

"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."

"It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences."

"The good of a person is found in union with and service to the community."

"I tried to be true to the future in which I believed."

"A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the kind of place we want."

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

"Fear is the enemy of progress."

"What matters most is not the final coronation but the courage of the convictions with which one enters the struggle."

"Each of us is put on this earth with a certain destiny. We have to fulfill that destiny."

"You can get far when you are not encumbered by the past."

"Books can be said to be machines for thinking."