I've found that South Africa has produced good leaders. These are people who realize that when there is danger, they should be in the forefront and when there is victory to be celebrated, they should be in the background, allowing their colleagues and the ordinary civilians - the man in the street - to rejoice and to celebrate that victory.
Nelson MandelaThe time for the healing of the wounds has come. The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come. The time to build is upon us.
Nelson MandelaWe must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
Nelson MandelaWithout education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's very important to give children education and explain that they should play a role for their country.
Nelson MandelaWhere people of goodwill get together and transcend their differences for the common good, peaceful and just solutions can be found even for those problems which seem most intractable.
Nelson Mandela