We are all molded by the societies we live in, but we also h... - Nelson Mandela

"We are all molded by the societies we live in, but we also have the power to shape them."

Nelson Mandela Power

President, Anti-apartheid Activist South African 1918–2013

More from Nelson Mandela

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

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

"The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work."

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

"Power without control is just destruction."

"Power is not about control, it's about influence"

"The world doesn't need me to be the hero. It just needs me to be dangerous."

"The claws come out when I need them to."