Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela is a very intelligent and compassionate man and our world has been greatly enhanced by his actions and his words so I thought I'd share what he has said.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living

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

When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat