I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. – Nelson Mandela
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. – Nelson Mandela
Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace. – Nelson Mandela
I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife. – Nelson Mandela
There is no “underground” community, no dark den of drunken sailors initiating themselves into manhood via cheap, ill-conceived exercises in bodily perforation; it’s just a group of people who delight in using their bodies as billboards. – Joanne McCubrey, “Walking Art: Tattoos,” Mountain Democrat Weekend magazine, 199