Sometimes, I feel like one who is on the sidelines, who has missed life itself – Nelson Mandela

Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace – Nelson Mandela

There is nothing I fear more than waking up without a program that will help me bring a little happiness to those with no resources, those who are poor, illiterate, and ridden with terminal disease – Nelson Mandela

In my country we go to prison first and then become President – Nelson Mandela

If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America – Nelson Mandela

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