Nelson Mandela

But the human body has an enormous capacity for adjusting to trying circumstances. I have found that one can bear the unbearable if one can keep one’s spirits strong even when one’s body is being tested. Strong convictions are the secret of surviving deprivation; your spirit can be full even when your stomach is empty.

Nelson Mandela

During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.

Nelson Mandela

Each of us, as citizens, has a role to play in creating a better world for our children.

Nelson Mandela

Educating all of our children must be one of our most urgent priorities. We all know that education, more than anything else, improves our chances of building better lives.

Nelson Mandela

Even behind prison walls I can see the heavy clouds and the blue sky over the horizon.

Nelson Mandela

Even if you have a terminal disease, you don’t have to sit down and mope. Enjoy life and challenge the illness that you have.

Nelson Mandela

Extremists on all sides thrive, fed by the blood lust of centuries gone by.

Nelson Mandela

Few things make the life of a parent more rewarding and sweet as successful children.

Nelson Mandela

For me, non-violence was not a moral principle but a strategy; there is no moral goodness in using an ineffective weapon.

Nelson Mandela

Force is the only language the imperialists can hear, and no country became free without some sort of violence.

Nelson Mandela