Nelson Mandela Quotes & Sayings (Page 9)

“Especially for those of us who lived in single cells, you had the time to sit down and think, and we discovered that sitting down just to think is one of the best ways of keeping yourself fresh and able, to be able to address the problems facing you, and you had the opportunity, also, of examining your past.”

“I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.”

“I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism.”

“I have retired, but if there's anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do.”

“I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife.”

“I have always regarded myself, in the first place, as an African patriot.”

“I have been influenced in my thinking by both west and east.”

“Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence.”

“Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfill themselves.”

“The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs, which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the decisions were taken.”