Nelson Mandela

South African · 1918–2013

South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and statesman who served 27 years in prison before becoming the country's first Black president.

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.”
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“No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion.”
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“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”
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“After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”
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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
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“It always seems impossible until it's done.”
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No verified Mandela source. Often attributed to him but no documentation exists.