There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship. Many people will appear to befriend you when you are wealthy, but precious few will do the same when you are poor. If wealth is a magnet, poverty is a kind of repellent. Yet, poverty often brings out the true generosity in others.
Nelson MandelaIt is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.
Nelson MandelaInformation is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.
Nelson MandelaIf there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America.
Nelson MandelaOur hope is that the elementary reading of comics will lead to the joy of reading good books.
Nelson MandelaIn some ways, I saw the garden as a metaphor for certain aspects of my life. A leader must also tend his garden; he, too, plants seeds, and then watches, cultivates, and harvests the results. Like the gardener, a leader must take responsibility for what he cultivates; he must mind his work, try to repel enemies, preserve what can be preserved, and eliminate what cannot succeed.
Nelson Mandela