There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living – Nelson Mandela

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 – Nelson Mandela

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner – Nelson Mandela

I am confident that nobody… will accuse me of selfishness if I ask to spend time, while I am still in good health, with my family, my friends and also with myself – Nelson Mandela

Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose – Nelson Mandela

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered – Nelson Mandela