In countries where innocent people are dying, the leaders are following their blood rather than their brains.
Nelson MandelaIf you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
Nelson MandelaI was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in their country are terrorists.
Nelson MandelaThat was one of the things that worried me – to be raised to the position of a semi-god – because then you are no longer a human being. I wanted to be known as Mandela, a man with weaknesses, some of which are fundamental, and a man who is committed, but never the less, sometimes he fails to live up to expectations.
Nelson Mandela