I leave you the best Phrases of Nelson Mandela , Nobel Peace Prize activist against apartheid and president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
You may also like These phrases about freedom .
Before, some of the curiosities of his life:
- He was born on July 18, 1918, in Qunu, Umtata, capital of Trasnekei.
- He was the first of his family to go to school. His teacher, Miss Mdingane, was the first to be named Nelson.
- In 1953 Mandela and his political partner Oliver Tambo founded the first law firm of the country made up of black people, Mandela & Tambo.
- It was the prisoner number 466/64, in the island of Robben, during 17 years. He would also spend 10 more years in other prisons.
- In 1993 he received one of the greatest recognitions of his political career: the Nobel Peace Prize.
- Not only was he an honorary member of numerous institutions, but also of the British football club Manchester United.
- He has received about 50 honorary doctorates from different universities around the world.
- USA Held the"terrorist"status for Mandela until 2008, when then-President George W. Bush signed the law that excluded him and other South African leaders from Washington's so-called"list of terrorists".
- Scientists christened a prehistoric woodpecker in honor of him: Australopicus nelsonmandelai. In 1973, the institute of physics at the University of Leeds called a nuclear particle the"Mandela particle".
The best quotes from Nelson Mandela
1-La education Is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.
2-Live life as if no one looks and express yourself as if everyone listens.
3-If you are poor, you probably do not live long.
4-By descent, I was born to rule.
6-A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
7-A winner is a dreamer who never surrenders.
8-It is what we do of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.
9-Unlike some politicians, I can admit an error.
10-We can not afford to kill each other.
11-I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not the one who does not feel fear, but the one who conquers it.
12-Denying people their human rights is a challenge to their humanity.
13-There is no passion to find playing small, establishing a life that is less than you are able to live.
14-After climbing a great mountain, one finds that there are many other mountains to climb.
15-Appearances matter, and remember to smile.
16-There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged and finding the way you have changed.
17-Non-violence is a good policy when conditions allow.
18-When the water begins to boil it is foolish to put out the fire.
19-It is not where you start, but the height of your goals that matters for success.
20-It is better to lead from behind and to put others to the brake, especially when you are celebrating the victory when good things happen. You take the front line when there is danger. People will appreciate your leadership.
21-There is something like partial freedom.
22-One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I did not change myself, I could not change others.
23-As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same.
24-Do not judge me by my successes, judge me for the number of times I fell and came back again.
25-Keep close to your friends, and even closer to your enemies.
26-You will achieve more in this world through acts of compassion than through acts of retribution.
27-Let your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.
28-There is no simple road to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of death again before reaching the mountain top of our desires.
29-If you speak to a man in a language that understands, that goes to his head. If you speak to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
30-I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps trying.
31-One can not prepare for something while thinking secretly that it will not happen.
32-Resentment is like drinking venom and waiting to kill your enemies.
"I've retired, but if there's anything that would kill me, it's getting up in the morning not knowing what to do."
34-When a man is denied the right to live life in which he believes, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.
35-Without education, children can not face the challenges they encounter. So it is very important to give the children education and explain that they should play a role for their country.
36-If you want to make peace with an enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then become your partner.
"I've never worried about personal rewards." A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning prizes.
38-No single person can liberate a country. You can only release a country if you act as a collective.
39-Peace is the greatest weapon for development that anyone can have.
40-Nothing is white or black.
41-We forgive but we do not forget.
42-Leaving is also leading.
43-We owe our children a life free from violence and fear.
44. I am not an optimist, but a great believer in hope.
45-No one is born hating another person because of the color of their skin, or their past, or their religion.
46. We know very well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.
47-No country can really develop until its citizens are educated.
48-What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is the difference that we have marked in the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life that we carry.
"I can not pretend that I'm brave and that I can beat everyone.
50-Meet your enemy and learn about your favorite sport.
51-Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.
52-I have been influenced in my thinking by both the West and the East.
53-We must use time wisely and realize that it is always timely to do the right thing.
"He was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.
55-Never, never and never never will this beautiful earth experience the oppression of one for the other.
56-There are times when a leader must move ahead of the block, go in a new direction, with the confidence to be leading his people in the right way.
57-Fear will not create success, the freedom to win it if.
58-Only free men can trade. A prisoner can not enter into contracts.
"I hate racism, because I think it's a barbaric thing, come from a black man or a white man.
60-I dream of an Africa that is at peace with itself.
61-The intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be willing for peace.
62-Especially for those of us who live in individual cells, we have the time to sit down and think, and discover that sitting down just to think is one of the best ways to stay fresh and capable, to be able to face problems and to examine our past.
62-Forget the past.
63-I am here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.
It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think that it was their own idea.
"I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through difficulties, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. I will continue to fight for freedom until the end of my days.
66-To be free is not only to get rid of one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and improves the freedom of others.
67-In countries where innocent people die, leaders are following their blood instead of their brains.
68-Even if you have a terminal illness, you do not have to sit down and be depressed. Enjoy life and challenge the disease you have.
69. There can be no more intense revelation of the soul of a society than the manner in which it treats its children.
70-Our most important challenge is to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual really means the freedom of the individual.
71-I have sought the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all people live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.
72-Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.
73-There are many people who feel it is useless to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only response is savage attacks on a defenseless and unarmed people.
"Yesterday I was called a terrorist, but when I came out of prison, a lot of people embraced me, including my enemies, and that's what I usually tell people who say that those who fight for freedom in their country are terrorists.
75. Parents rarely know the romantic side of their children's lives.
76-In my country we go first to jail and then we become president.
77-Virtue and generosity are rewarded in an inscrutable way
78. A fighter for freedom learns, by the hard way, that it is the oppressor who defines the nature of the struggle.
It is easy for people to behave as friends when one is rich, but very few will do the same when one is poor. If wealth is a magnet, poverty is a kind of repellent.
80-Only the education of the masses can liberate the people. An educated man can not be oppressed, if he is able to think for himself.
81-I had the opportunity to learn that courage does not consist in not being afraid, but in being able to overcome it. I've been scared more times than I can remember, but I've always hidden it behind a mask of audacity. The brave man is not the one who does not feel fear, but the one who is able to conquer it.
82. In cross-country competitions, training is more important than any innate talent, and that allowed me to compensate for my lack of natural skills through discipline and diligence. Being a student, I met many young people who had a great natural talent, but lacked the discipline and patience necessary to take advantage of it.
83- My most beloved ideal is that of a free and democratic society in which we can all live in harmony and with equal possibilities.
84. Death is inevitable. When a man has done what he considers his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe that I have made that effort and that, therefore, I will sleep for all eternity
85-If I had the time in my hands I would do the same again. As would any man who dares to call himself a man.
86-Sport has the power to transform the world. It has the power to inspire, to unite people like few other things. It has more ability than governments to break down racial barriers.
Let all our efforts prove that Martin Luther King was right when he said that humanity can not continue tragically bound in the starless night of racism and war.
88-I like friends who have independent thoughts, because they often make you see problems from all angles.
89-I did not have a specific belief, except that our cause was just, it was very strong and I was gaining more and more support.
90-Many people in this country have paid a price before me, and many will pay the price after me.
"I have never considered a man as my superior, either in my life outside, or in prison.
92. True leaders must be willing to sacrifice everything for the freedom of their people.
93-The greatest glory is never to fall, but to rise always.
94. Everyone can overcome their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated and passionate about what they do.
95-People have to learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, can also be taught to love, love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.
96-Let freedom reign. The sun never sets on such a glorious human achievement.
97. Poverty is not natural, it is created by man and can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. And eradicating poverty is not an act of charity, it is an act of justice.
98. Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education as the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, the son of a miner can become the head of the mine, or the son of agricultural workers can become president of a great nation.
"I do not want to be presented in a way that omits the black spots of my life.
100-Exercise is key to physical and mind health.
We all accept the need for some form of socialism that will enable our people to reach out to the advanced countries of the world and overcome their legacy of extreme poverty. But this does not mean that we are Marxists.
102-I have been influenced in my thinking by the West and East. All this has led me to feel that in my quest for a political formula, I should be absolutely impartial and objective.
"I must not attach myself to any particular system of society other than socialism. I must free myself to borrow the best of the West and the East.
104-The complaint of Africans, however, is not only that they are poor and whites are rich, but the laws that are made by whites are designed to preserve this situation.
105-Our complaint is not that we are poor compared to people from other countries, but we are poor compared to whites in our own country, and that legislation prevents us from altering this imbalance.
106-We want equal political rights, because without them our disabilities will be permanent.
107-Sounds revolutionary for whites in this country, because most of the voters will be Africans. This makes the white man fear democracy.
108. The emancipation of all rights results in racial domination.
109-The political division, based on color, is entirely artificial and, when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group over the other.
110-Our struggle is truly national. It is a struggle of the African people, inspired by our own suffering and our own experience. It is a struggle for the right to live.
"I have fought white domination and fought black domination.
112-I have appreciated the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all people live in harmony and with equal opportunities.
"We've waited too long for our freedom. We can not wait any longer. Now is the time to intensify the fight on all fronts.
114-The vision of freedom looming on the horizon should encourage us to redouble our efforts.
115-Only through disciplined mass action can our victory be assured.
116. Our march towards freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way.
117. Universal suffrage in a common voter role in a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa; Is the only way to peace and racial harmony.
"I'll get a white handkerchief and wipe my eyes." Do not worry. There is nothing wrong. It's my own unique way of getting your attention.
119-One hundred days ago, the President and Vice-Presidents of a new democratic republic were sworn in. Our people and the whole world marveled at what has been characterized in various ways as a miracle and an epochal event. Are we worthy of that trust?
120-I will be 86 years old in a few weeks and that's a longer life than most people can afford. I am blessed to be in very good health, at least according to my doctors.
One of the things that made me yearn to return to jail was that I had so little opportunity to read, think, and reflect quietly after my release. I intend, among other things, to give me many more opportunities for such reading and reflection.
"I told one of my counselors a few months ago that I wanted to retire and growled,"You're retired." If that's really the case, then I must say that now that I'm retiring from retirement.
"Why in this court do I face a white magistrate, I face a white prosecutor and a white officer escorted me to the dock?"
124-Today, all of us, by our presence here, and by our celebrations in other parts of our country and the world, confer glory and hope to newborn freedom.
Our daily actions as common South Africans must produce a true South African reality that reinforces humanity's belief in justice, strengthen your confidence in the nobility of the human soul, and sustain all our hopes for a glorious life for all.
"To my compatriots, I do not hesitate to say that each one of us is as intimately attached to the soil of this beautiful country as are the famous Pretoria jacarandas and the mimosas of the bushveld.
127-The national mood changes as the seasons change.
128-Whenever one of us touches the ground of this earth, we feel a sense of personal renewal.
129-We are moved by a feeling of joy and joy when the grass turns green and flowers bloom.
130. The time for wound healing has come. The time has come to overcome the abyss that divide us. The time to build is in front of us.