Nelson Mandela

If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don’t ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers.

Nelson Mandela

If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.

Nelson Mandela

If there is one thing in this planet that has the power to bind people it is soccer.

Nelson Mandela

If we are to accomplish anything in this world, it will in equal measure be due to the work and achievements of others.

Nelson Mandela

If we do not do something to prevent it, Africa’s animals, and the places in which they live, will be lost to our world, and her children, forever. Before it is too late, we need your help to lay the foundation that will preserve this precious legacy long after we are gone.

Nelson Mandela

If we want any significant development, we must co-opt civil society.

Nelson Mandela

If wealth is a magnet, poverty is a kind of repellent.

Nelson Mandela

If you are negotiating you must do so in a spirit of reconciliation, not from the point of view of issuing ultimatums.

Nelson Mandela

If you are poor, you are not likely to live long.

Nelson Mandela

If you don’t allow people to contribute, to offer their point of view, or to criticize what has been put before them, then they can never like you. And you can never build that instrument of collective leadership.

Nelson Mandela