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  • As a world leader who refused to accept injustice, Nelson Mandela's courage helped change our entire world -- Salil Shetty
  • Mandela's commitment to democracy was ratified not only by his election, but by his willingness to step down from power -- Barack Obama
  • Mandela's message will never die. It will continue to inspire freedom fighters and give confidence to people who defend just causes and universal rights. -- Francois Hollande
  • Nelson Mandela will always be the face of South Africa. The traveler passing through the country will see Mandela's face almost everywhere he looks. Truly, the man is omnipresent. -- Henry Rollins
  • I heard somebody say, 'Where's (Nelson) Mandela?' Well, Mandela's dead. Because Saddam killed all the Mandelas. --George W. Bush, on the former South African president, who is still very much alive, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 2007 -- George W. Bush
  • The first time I was privileged to meet president Mandela was during his visit to Malawi... shortly after he was released from prison. I was amazed by his humility and his great sense of leadership... Mandela's character has shaped my life. -- Joyce Banda
  • Even here in America, we felt the cool, refreshing breeze of freedom when Nelson Mandela took the seat of Presidency in his country where formerly he was not even allowed to vote. We were enlarged by tears of pride as we saw Nelson Mandela's former prison guards invited, courteously, by him to watch from the front rows his inauguration. -- Maya Angelou
  • Video screenshot Facts and figures from Nelson Mandela's life, set to the trailer from 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.' "Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished." -- Nelson Mandela
  • It was wicked meeting Nelson Mandela. -- Rio Ferdinand
  • Unsurprisingly, Nelson Mandela had and still has many detractors. -- Henry Rollins
  • Nelson Mandela stands as an inspiration to us all -- Kofi Annan
  • I think our politicians could learn a lot from Mandela. -- Clint Eastwood
  • Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger. -- Philip Emeagwali
  • President Mandela was not a hands-on president at any time. -- F. W. de Klerk
  • The world thanks you for sharing Nelson Mandela with us. -- Barack Obama
  • Mandela? He lasted 27 years in prison but he never could've done 30. -- Serge Ibaka
  • It's a blessing that South Africa has a man like Nelson Mandela. -- Desmond Tutu
  • After Versace was murdered, the first person to call me was Mandela. -- Naomi Campbell
  • Nelson Mandela also spoke about how, as a human being, he's made mistakes. -- Kumi Naidoo
  • [Nelson] Mandela was very keen not to be understood as an exceptional person. -- Kumi Naidoo
  • Nelson Mandela said: 'It always seems impossible until it's done.' Peace is possible. -- John Bonifaz
  • Like you do about Nelson Mandela, you can't help feeling the guy's a good man. -- Ralph Steadman
  • Nelson Mandela can rot in prison until he dies or I die, whichever takes longer. -- P. W. Botha
  • History will remember Nelson Mandela as a champion for human dignity and freedom, for peace and reconciliation -- William J. Clinton
  • Nelson Mandela and myself had a wonderful relationship - he was a special man and will be missed. -- Donald Trump
  • Don't raise your voice, improve your argument." [Address at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 November 2004] -- Desmond Tutu
  • Nelson Mandela is a leader Barack Obama should try to emulate... He could start by spending 27 years in prison. -- Don Imus
  • One thing we are sure of is there's no one like Nelson Mandela out there. That's too bad for us. -- Kinky Friedman
  • Nelson Mandela once said "I can't help it if the ladies take note of me; I'm not going to protest." -- Kumi Naidoo
  • What made Nelson Mandela great, was precisely what made him human. We saw in him, what we seek in ourselves. -- Jacob Zuma
  • We don't have politicians with dignity and morals. We never have, not since [Nelson] Mandela and [Mahatma ] Gandhi. It's really rare. -- Marina Abramovic
  • Nelson Mandela is awe inspiring - a person who really sacrificed for what he believed in. I feel truly humbled by him. -- Annie Lennox
  • Why don't we have people like Thich Nhat Hanh or Marshall Rosenberg and Nelson Mandela solving violent situations in a peaceful way? -- Sandra Cisneros
  • I believe that anybody with Mandela's capacity to endure hardship and then forgive is a born leader and example to us all. -- Rory McIlroy
  • What in Mandela was seen as an almost saintly ability to conciliate could, in a lesser man, be read as weak-kneed populism. -- Mark Gevisser
  • If Mandela were a comedian, I bet he would never get mad at a heckler, he'd give him or her a hug. -- Godfrey
  • From Gandhi to Mandela, from the American patriot to the Polish shipbuilders, the makers of revolutions have not come from the top. -- Gary Hamel
  • Nelson Mandela was a towering figure in our time; a legend in life and now in death - a true global hero -- David Cameron
  • When Nelson Mandela walked free, the world sang with joy. Ever since, South Africa has stood as a beacon of hope for Africa. -- Ban Ki-moon
  • The relationship between me and President Mandela right at the beginning was not a very well-established relationship. It was based on two meetings. -- F. W. de Klerk
  • When my daughter was born, I called her Ella Bella Mandela, because she was born the day after Mandela was released from prison. -- Phil Daniels
  • Mandela is this extraordinary individual who can inspire the world. Instead of wanting revenge after being brutalized, he showed the world how to forgive. -- Naomie Harris
  • Mandela has played a crucial part in history. He's done some extraordinary things, not only for his country but also for the whole world. -- Zinedine Zidane
  • President Mandela was never scared to admit his own mistakes and then almost jump at the opportunity of apologising and then to move on. -- Zelda la Grange
  • The legacy of Mandela is to have brought the country together... South Africa can be one of the success stories of the 21st century. -- David Cameron
  • Obviously because of my personal connection to Mandela and having had his story as part of my childhood, I knew how awesome he was. -- Lenora Crichlow
  • It was spine tingling, actually, when you saw how people kept saying, "Release Nelson Mandela," and meaning really, "Release all of our political prisoners." -- Desmond Tutu
  • As a younger person you can come in through many, many gateways. It's like some huge Mandela. You can enter into this and get refreshed. -- Anne Waldman
  • Mandela means a lot to the world. He's something special. There's only a few people in the history of mankind with that kind of charisma. -- Ruud Gullit
  • Peace on earth and good will toward men - that is something we need to work on. Like Nelson Mandela, we should learn from him. -- Ian Astbury
  • I used to do my Nelson Mandela voice to blag restaurant tables in Cape Town. It rarely worked. Now what a great city that is. -- Rory Bremner
  • I think even though he [Nelson Mandela] was feted and praised as he was, he always was at pains to say, I'm a human being. -- Kumi Naidoo
  • In Durban, where I was born and grew up, and all over Africa, Nelson Mandela was a hero! Now he is a hero to the world. -- Kumi Naidoo
  • Reflecting on his years in prison, Nelson Mandela wrote that there were dark moments that tested his faith in humanity, but he refused to give up. -- Barack Obama
  • Whenever anybody called Nelson Mandela a saint, he would say: "If by saint you mean a sinner who is trying to be better, then I'm a saint." -- Kumi Naidoo
  • My thoughts and love go out to the Mandela family. Rest in peace Madiba. You will be missed, but your impact on this world will live forever. -- Charlize Theron
  • Do you realize, when Mandela was inaugurated president, he invited as his special guests the white jailers from his Robben Island prison? He literally did forgive everybody. -- Rush Limbaugh
  • True leaders are willing to die for their dreams. They don't oppress with ignorance; they impress with visions". They live like Martin Luther King Jr, Nelson Mandela... -- Israelmore Ayivor
  • True leaders are willing to die for their dreams. They don't oppress with ignorance; they impress with visions. They live like Martin Luther King Jr, Nelson Mandela -- Israelmore Ayivor
  • I like people who are minimalist with their words. Jack Nicholson thinks a lot then says something, and it's always spot on. Nelson Mandela is the same. -- David A. Stewart
  • I spent a lot of time with President Mandela supporting his efforts in the peace process in Burundi. The thing that impressed me the most was his humility. -- John Prendergast
  • I have learned so much from Nelson Mandela, and he has been my leader. He is a perpetual inspiration for me and millions of others around the world. -- Malala Yousafzai
  • Nelson Mandela was a man of incomparable honor, unconquerable strength, and unyielding resolve---a saint to many, a hero to all who treasure liberty, freedom and the dignity of humankind. -- Morgan Freeman
  • Mandela is just the eternal man. You want that man to be around forever. It's the closest thing we have to God, I think. He's the father of mankind, almost. -- Anton Corbijn
  • Mandela stands alone in possessing all of the qualities of other great men, but has one quality which is transcendent... his ability to forgive and to place others above himself. -- Kevin Allen
  • Don't wait for a Gandhi, don't wait for a King, don't wait for a Mandela. You are your own Mandela, you are your own Gandhi, you are your own King. -- Leymah Gbowee
  • Just look at the great Nelson Mandela. He came out of prison and saved his entire country. Some of the best people in the world have spent time in prison. -- George Foreman
  • A lot of controversy over this possible invasion of Iraq. In fact, Nelson Mandela was so upset, he called Bush's dad. How embarrassing, when world leaders start calling your father. -- Jay Leno
  • Nelson Mandela is, for me, the single statesman in the world. The single statesman, in that literal sense, who is not solving all his problems with guns. It's truly unbelievable. -- Toni Morrison
  • My greatest hero is Nelson Mandela. What a man. Incarcerated for 25 years, he was released in 1990 and he hasn't reoffended. I think he's going straight, which shows you prison does work. -- Ricky Gervais
  • It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa, that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself, the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela. -- Barack Obama
  • Because Mr. Mandela's early opponents invested so many resources into distorting the true nature of his advocacy, the singular historic moment millions now celebrate could have been tragically lost to guerrilla decontextualization. -- Aberjhani
  • [Meeting Mandela] was the highlight of my career; to meet such a great man and a strong man and such a passionate man about sport and life will always stay with me. -- David Beckham
  • I met Nelson Mandela, and I really didn't know what to say. It was years ago at a benefit. I was just in awe of this man because of what he'd done. -- Robin Williams
  • Leaving golf aside for the moment, I'd choose Roger Federer as a sporting role model, Muhammad Ali for a sporting and non-sporting role model and Nelson Mandela as a true and lasting inspiration. -- Rory McIlroy
  • What an honor it was to step into the shoes of Nelson Mandela and portray a man who defied odds, broke down barriers, and championed human rights before the eyes of the world. -- Idris Elba
  • It was an honour for me to have been able to work with Mr. Mandela in the process that led to the adoption of the interim constitution and our first democratic elections in April 1994. -- F. W. de Klerk
  • Former South Africa President Nelson Mandela announced Tuesday he will begin writing his autobiography. He spent 25 years in prison before being elected to public office. In America, we do it the other way around. -- Argus Hamilton
  • As president, I watched in wonder as Nelson Mandela had the remarkable capacity to forgive his jailers following 26 years of wrongful imprisonment - setting a powerful example of redemption and grace for us all. -- George H. W. Bush
  • I've tended to lean more toward the Dalai Lama and people like Russell Means who have been my political and spiritual North Stars, but I certainly regard Nelson Mandela with great respect and humility. -- Ian Astbury
  • It was fortunate in looking back for South Africa and its entire people that Mandela and I found it possible to work together even though big strains developed between us from time to time. -- F. W. de Klerk
  • Of course, Nelson Mandela, everybody knows Nelson Mandela. I mean, he's a great gift not only for Africa but for the whole world, actually. But do not expect everybody to be a Nelson Mandela. -- Mo Ibrahim
  • One of them would definitely be the Nelson Mandela gig, when I played the tribute song for him. He was up and dancing, and he really enjoyed it. It was a really lovely occasion. -- Joan Armatrading
  • I had the honor to meet Nelson Mandela, and I heard him explain his forgiveness of his captors of 27 years by saying hatred and bitterness is destructive - the power is in love and forgiveness. -- Dick Gephardt
  • We have a revolutionary history to honor and uphold. Which was what Nelson Mandela did. He reminded us of that which we need to be reminded, over and over again, about our own best selves. -- Charlie Pierce
  • I have been working for Africans since I was 18, when I got involved with the Nelson Mandela concerts. I got involved with debt cancellation because Desmond Tutu demanded that the world respond to that situation. -- Bono
  • Nelson Mandela was an outstanding leader and a mentor for me. I was in South Africa at the time he was released. I was in South Africa when he was inaugurated as the first president. -- Gail Kelly
  • If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner. -Nelson Mandela, activist, South African president, Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1918) -- Nelson Mandela
  • When you are young and strongyou can stay alive on your hatred.but realized later They can take everything from me except my mind and heartNelson Mandela from Long Walk to Freedom -- Nelson Mandela
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