Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake – Nelson Mandela

I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure borders – Nelson Mandela

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination – Nelson Mandela

Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future – Nelson Mandela

I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man – Nelson Mandela

Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS – Nelson Mandela