Nelson Mandela Quotes About Achievement

Quotes about: Achievement

• I shall stick to our vow: never, never under any circumstances, to say anything unbecoming of the other...The trouble, of course, is that most successful men are prone to some form of vanity. There comes a stage in their lives when they consider it permissible to be egotistic and to brag to the public at large about their unique achievements.

  Nelson Mandela

  Successful, Unique, Men

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Conversations With Myself”, p.28, Pan Macmillan

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

  Nelson Mandela

  Freedom, Achievement, Reign

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

• It always seems impossible until its done.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

• In Africa there is a concept known as 'ubuntu' - the profound sense that we are human only through the humanity of others; that if we are to accomplish anything in this world it will in equal measure be due to the work and achievement of others.

  Nelson Mandela

  Ubuntu, Profound, Achievement

• To go to prison because of your convictions and be prepared to suffer for what you believe in, is something worthwhile. It is an achievement for a man to do his duty on earth irrespective of the consequences.

  Nelson Mandela

  Believe, Men, Suffering

  Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.33, Simon and Schuster

• The Church was as concerned with this world as the next: I saw that virtually all of the achievements of Africans seemed to have come about through the missionary work of the Church.

  Nelson Mandela

  Achievement, Church, Missionary

  Nelson Mandela (2013). “Long Walk To Freedom”, p.22, Hachette UK

• We have laid the foundation for a better life. Things that were unimaginable a few years ago have become everyday reality. I belong to the generation of leaders for whom the achievement of democracy was the defining challenge.

  Nelson Mandela

  Reality, Years, Achievement

  "Foes pay tribute as Mandela begins long goodbye" by Chris McGreal, www.theguardian.com. March 26, 1999.

• Education is the great engine to personal development.

  Nelson Mandela

  Achievement, Development, Personal Development

  Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.100, Simon and Schuster

• The victory of democracy in South Africa is the common achievement of all humanity.

  Nelson Mandela

  Achievement, Humanity, Victory

  "Long Walk to Freedom". Book by Nelson Mandela, 1995.

• Now we are in the second term of the government of a united nation and the government has done very well. One thing they have done, one thing people could not be blind to, was the achievement this government has made in giving human beings dignity, which they did not enjoy before. They now have dignity.

  Nelson Mandela

  Government, People, Giving

  Source: www.mott.org

• If we are to accomplish anything in this world, it will in equal measure be due to the work and achievements of others.

  Nelson Mandela

  Achievement, World, Accomplish

  "Mandela's Way: Lessons in Life". Book by Richard Stengel, www.theguardian.com. 2009.

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