Не́льсон Манде́ла (Нельсон Роліглагла Мандела; афр. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela; * 18 липня 1918, Мвезо, Південно-Африканський Союз — † 5 грудня 2013, Йоганнесбург, Південно-Африканська Республіка) — південноафриканський правозахисник, політик та юрист, президент Південно-Африканської республіки (з 1994 по 1999).
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. 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 opposite.