Nelson Mandela

If you want to preach a revolutionary message, wear a suit.

It never hurts to think too highly of a person; often they become ennobled and act better because of it.

I knew as well as I knew anything that the oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the oppressed.

It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor.

Jinnah is a constant source of inspiration for all those who are fighting against racial and group discrimination.

Whether you change the linen or stitch up wounds, cook the food or dispense the medicines, it is in your hands to help build a public service worthy of all those who gave their lives for the dream of democracy

From the poorest of countries to the richest of nations, education is the key to moving forward in any society.

Great anger and violence can never build a nation.

Let us give practical recognition to the injustices of the past,by building a future based on equality&social justice

In order to build our nation, we must all exceed our own expectations.

Adversity cleanses the lethargies of man

Since the dawn of history, mankind has honoured and respected brave and honest people.

A new world will be won not by those who stand at a distance with their arms folded, but by those who are in the arena, whose garments are torn by storms and whose bodies are maimed in the course of the contest.

An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy

I cannot overemphasise the value we place on a free, independent and outspoken press

No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.

I love playing and chatting with children...feed ing and putting them to bed with a little story, and being away from the family has troubled me throughout my...life.

As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.

I want to sleep for eternity with a broad smile on my face. I want those who remain behind to say this man has done his duty.

Our economic approach to food and its distribution reflects our basic moral values.

MY greatest regret in life is that I never became the heavyweight boxing champion ofthe world.