Nelson MandelaThinkers

The Artist is one capable of reaching areas far beyond the reach of politicians. Art, especially entertainment and music, is understood by everybody, and it lifts the spirits and the morale of those who hear it.

Boycotting is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances wielded by normal people to apply a certain pressure on those wielding power.

The Capital punishment is a barbaric act and a reflection of the animal instinct still in human beings.

Compassion binds us the one to the other not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.

Courage is 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.

Democracy is based on the majority principle but also requires that the rights of political and other minorities be safeguarded.

Education is a powerful weapon which one can use to change the world.

Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, that a child of farm workers can become the president of a great nation. It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.

Exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind.

Force is the only language the imperialist can hear, and no country became free without some sort of violence.

Forgiveness is a powerful weapon that liberates the soul and removes fear.