Nelson Mandela Courage Quotations

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.

Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?

Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.

Of all the observations I have made on the strike, none has brought forth so much heat and emotion as the stress and emphasis we put on non- violence. Our most loyal supporters, whose courage and devotion has never been doubted, unanimously and stren

He had the courage to admit that a terrible wrong had been done to our country and people through the imposition of the system of apartheid,

You have shown courage that few have done in similar circumstances.

I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up

Courage is not the absence of fear — it s inspiring others to move beyond it.

Once a person is determined to help themselves, there is nothing that can stop them.