Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela Quotes about People
Music is a great blessing. It has the power to elevate and liberate us. It sets people free to dream. It can unite us to sing with one voice. Such is the value of music.
Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is, therefore, why I will sleep for the eternity.
There will be life after Mandela. On my last day I want to know that those who remain behind will say: 'The man who lies here has done his duty for his country and his people.'
It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.
Other people have qualities that may be better than your own. Let them express them.
Through its imperialist system Britain brought about untold suffering ofs of people. And this is an historical fact. To be able to admit this would increase the respect, you know, which we have for British institutions.
Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or savor their songs.
I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.
There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way.
There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who have not been able to conquer poverty.
Thinking too well of people often allows them to be better than they otherwise would.
In the end, reconciliation is a spiritual process, which requires more than just a legal framework. It has to happen in the hearts and minds of people.
Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the hearts of people.
Let us remind ourselves that it is ordinary people - men and women, boys and girls - that make the world a special place.
No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated. Any nation that is progressive is led by people who have had the privilege of studying.
The titanic effort that has brought liberation to South Africa, and ensured the total liberation of Africa, constitutes an act of redemption for the black people of the world.
There are many people who have worked just because they love the community in which they are in, without expecting any financial consideration.
A society that does not value its older people denies its roots and endangers its future. Let us strive to enhance their capacity to support themselves for as long as possible and, when they cannot do so anymore, to care for them.
Since the dawn of history, mankind has honoured and respected brave and honest people.
Freedom is meaningless if people cannot put food in their stomachs, if they can have no shelter, if illiteracy and disease continue to dog them.
Part of building a new nation means building a spirit of tolerance, love and respect amongst the people of this country.
If there is one thing in this planet that has the power to bind people it is soccer.
There is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires.
Take it upon yourself where you live to make people around you joyful and full of hope.
Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.