Maxioms by Nelson Mandela
There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society read more
There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society has been enormous.
As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to read more
As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion. Oftentimes, my own opinion will simply represent a con-sensus of what I heard in the discussion. I always remember the axiom: a leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.
I hate racial discrimination most intensely and all its manifestations. I have fought all my life; I fight now, and read more
I hate racial discrimination most intensely and all its manifestations. I have fought all my life; I fight now, and will do so until the end of my days. Even although I now happen to be tried by one, whose opinion I hold in high esteem, I detest most violently the set-up that surrounds me here. It makes me feel that I am a Black man in a White man's court. This should not be I should feel perfectly at ease and at home with the assurance that I am being tried by a fellow South African, who does not regard me as an inferior, entitled to a special type of justice.
Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.
Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.
Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
