11 Nelson Mandela quotes
Nelson Mandela is a hero.
His humanity and commitment to education was inspirational.
who is Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela would have been 106 on 18 July 2024 – and this December marks a decade since he passed away.
Nelson Mandela was born on 18 July 1918, and died in 2013, aged 95. South Africa’s first Black president, the anti-Apartheid hero, and Nobel laureate – known affectionately as Madiba and Tata.
Before becoming president, Mandela spent 27 years in prison for fighting against the country’s discriminatory apartheid system of racial segregation.
Mandela served as president (1994–99) of the country’s first multiethnic government.
After his presidency, Mandela became a philanthropist with a special focus on education. Through the Nelson Mandela Foundation in 1999, he pursued noble work such as rural development, school construction, and combating HIV/AIDS.
Nelson Mandela’s legacy of humility and service lives on not only in South Africa, but also around the world.
Every year since 2009, the Nelson Mandela Foundation has marked his birthday with Mandela Day, to carry on his work and inspire others
to take action against poverty and change the world.
OUR FAVORITE NELSON MANDELA QUOTES
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
Nelson Mandela
“It always seems impossible until it's done.”
Nelson Mandela
“Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.”
Nelson Mandela
“Many people in this country have paid the price before me and many will pay the price after me.”
-Nelson Mandela
“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.”
-Nelson Mandela
“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.”
-Nelson Mandela
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
-Nelson Mandela
“Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.”
-Nelson Mandela
“We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.”
-Nelson Mandela
“I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.”
-Nelson Mandela
“As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.”
-Nelson Mandela