Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Politician, Anti-apartheid Activist South African Born 1936 (age 90)

Controversial anti-apartheid activist and political figure.

396 quotes

"I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to the very idea of democracy."
Leadership
"The future is in our hands."
Power
"Seek knowledge and you will find wisdom."
Knowledge
"Great things never come from comfort zones."
Courage
"Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead."
Education
"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about."
Truth
"I have one life and one chance to make it count."
Time
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Leadership
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
Art
"Science is the most reliable guide to truth."
Science
"Music is the universal language of mankind."
Music
"Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark."
Faith
"The strong are helped by the weak and the weak are helped by the strong."
Strength
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?"
Life
"Love is patient, love is kind, it always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
Love
"Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions."
Gratitude
"Creativity takes courage."
Creativity
"An ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains."
Patience
"The beauty of the world lies in the diversity of its people."
Beauty
"Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live."
Death
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Imagination
"Technology should serve humanity, not the other way around."
Technology
"Politics without principle is evil."
Politics
"War is the failure of human diplomacy."
War
"Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile."
Inspiration
"The greatest weapon against stress is solitude."
Solitude
"Money is not the root of all evil; the love of money is."
Money
"Adventure is worthwhile."
Adventure
"Literature is the mirror of the soul."
Literature
"Philosophy teaches us how to live with uncertainty."
Philosophy