NELSON MANDELA: BOOK OF QUOTES 100+ SELECTED QUOTES ABOUT NELSON MANDELA Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 - 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, statesman and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconciliation. Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he served as the president of the African National Congress (ANC) party from 1991 to 1997. QUOTES SAMPLES: "There can be no greater gift than that of giving one's time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return". "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." "Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again." "It only seems impossible until it's done." "Fools multiply when wise men are silent." "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." "If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important - and you do that by being genuine and humble."