Nelson Mandela

Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.

Appearances matter – and remember to smile.

Where you stand depends on where you sit.

Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.

It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.

The greatest glory in living lies in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.

If you want truly to understand something, try to change it.

Bigger than life is not difficult for me. I am bigger than life.

Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.

You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other people what they want.

I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.

Look back in forgiveness, forward in hope, down in compassion, and up with gratitude.

Focus is essential to success, and successful people are people who can focus.

To focus on technique is like cramming your way through school. You sometimes get by, perhaps even get good grades, but if you don’t pay the price day in and day out, you’ll never achieve true mastery of the subjects you study or develop an educated mind.

Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs.

Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character.

I’ve seen more people fail because of liquor and leverage – leverage being borrowed money. You really don’t need leverage in this world much. If you’re smart, you’re going to make a lot of money without borrowing.

Vision without action is daydream. Action without vision is nightmare.

Remember that failure is an event, not a person.

If you aim at nothing, you will hit every time.