I have retired, but if there’s anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do – Nelson Mandela

I made a mistake by being ejected from the presidency. Next time, I will choose a Cabinet which will allow me to be life President – Nelson Mandela

Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom – Nelson Mandela

No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated – 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

When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat – Nelson Mandela