Nelson Mandela

My father was a polygamist with four wives, nine children. I grew up in that atmosphere where we played together, fought against one another but ate from one dish.

Nelson Mandela

My greatest regret in life is that I never became the heavyweight boxing champion of the world.

Nelson Mandela

Non-violence is a good policy when conditions permit.

Nelson Mandela

Only 50 years ago persons with intellectual disabilities were scorned, isolated and neglected. Today, they are able to attend school, become employed and assimilate into their local community.

Nelson Mandela

Other people have qualities that may be better than your own. Let them express them.

Nelson Mandela

Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life.

Nelson Mandela

People must learn to hate and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.

Nelson Mandela

Physical suffering is nothing compared to the trampling down of those tender bonds that form the basis of the institution of marriage and the family that unite man and wife.

Nelson Mandela

Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people.

Nelson Mandela

Resentment is like a glass of poison that a man drinks; then he sits down and waits for his enemy to die.

Nelson Mandela