Nelson Mandela

Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.

Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.

I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

In my country we go to prison first and then become President.

In my country we go to prison first and then become President.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects read more

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

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.