Nelson Mandela

• A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
• A leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.
• And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
• As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
• Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
• Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.
• I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
• If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
• It always seems impossible until it's done.
• It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.
• It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.
• Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
• One of the most difficult things is not to change society - but to change yourself.
• There can be no greater gift than that of giving one's time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.
• There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
• There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
• You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.