We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.

— Nelson Mandela

We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in any society – a life free from violence and fear.

— Nelson Mandela

We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us it's in everyone.

— Nelson Mandela

Whatever position I occupied, it was the result of colleagues - of my comrades in the movement - who had decided in their wisdom to use me for the purpose of focusing the attention of the country and the international community on me.

— Nelson Mandela

What I took out of them was that character was measured by facing up to difficult situations and that a hero was a man who would not break even under the most trying circumstances.

— Nelson Mandela

When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.

— Nelson Mandela

When I came to Johannesburg from the countryside, I knew nobody, but many strangers were very kind to me. I then was dragged into politics, and then, subsequently, I became a lawyer.

— Nelson Mandela

When the women begin to take an active part in the struggle, no power on earth can stop us from achieving freedom in our lifetime.

— Nelson Mandela

When you are young and strong...you can stay alive on your hatred"....but realized later "They can take everything from me except my mind and heart"Nelson Mandela from Long Walk to Freedom

— Nelson Mandela

Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom.

— Nelson Mandela