Nelson Mandela: Quotes Collection

NELSON MANDELA: QUOTES COLLECTION 100+ SELECTED QUOTES ABOUT NELSON MANDELA: Nelson Mandela, in full Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, byname Madiba, (born July 18, 1918, Mvezo, South Africa—died December 5, 2013, Johannesburg), Black nationalist and the first Black president of South Africa (1994–99). His negotiations in the early 1990s with South African Pres. F.W. de Klerk helped end the country’s apartheid system of racial segregation and ushered in a peaceful transition to majority rule. Mandela and de Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1993 for their efforts. QUOTES SAMPLES “There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return”. “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” “Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” “It only seems impossible until it's done.” “Fools multiply when wise men are silent.” “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” “If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important - and you do that by being genuine and humble.”