In countries where innocent people are dying, the leaders are following their blood rather than their brains – Nelson Mandela

I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people – Nelson Mandela

Forget the past – Nelson Mandela

I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances – Nelson Mandela

You know, you can only lead them from behind – 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