"I am the captain of my soul.












Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
More Nelson Mandela quotes
"Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.
"As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in pris...
"A winner is a dreamer who never gives up
"If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgi...
"Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great, you can be that generation
"Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
"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.
"I AM THE MASTER OF MY FATE AND THE CAPTAIN OF MY DESTINY.
"People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposi...
"Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and apsirations, grasp their history, appreciate their p...
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances freedom to others. But I have discovered the se...
"A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it's lowest ones
"Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.