Nelson Mandela Quotes

Not a day passes over the earth, but men and women of no note do great deeds, speak great words and suffer noble sorrows.

The American people have not become heartless.

It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.

We must broaden the definition of who our neighbors are, and extend the boundaries of our interest and empathy.

I think what makes us human - is our interconnectedness among people. It's our ability to form and maintain relationships. It's the barometer by which we call ourselves human.

I dare say there may be some men and women in the Armed Forces who are so decent that they would say: Give the Iraqi people money, we do not want to be paid back. That is the strength of our country.

Everyone in this world is somehow connected. So why not just be nice to everybody.

We ought to think that we are one of the leaves of a tree, and the tree is all humanity. We cannot live without the others, without the tree.

On Memorial Day, I don't want to only remember the combatants. There were also those who came out of the trenches as writers and poets, who started preaching peace, men and women who have made this world a kinder place to live.

Before a game, you know, I can take off my helmet, run over there and spend a few moments with someone who is dealing with so much more than I've ever had to deal with and to love on them and care about them and in front of thousands and thousands of people, you know, let them know that they're more important than all of this.

And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth and hath determined the times before appointed, and the grounds of their habituation.

My illness helped me to see that what was missing in society is what was missing in me: a little heart, a little brotherhood.

I'm the friend of the little people.

There are neither mendicants no paupers as long as there are any rich people among them. Their kindness, humanity, and courtesy not only make them liberal with what they have, but cause them to possess hardly anything except in common. A whole village must be without corn before any individual can be obliged to endure privation

Parents: instead of teaching our children to be brave boys or pretty girls, can we maybe just teach them how to be good humans?

Kindness is the essence of greatness and the fundamental characteristic of the noblest men and women I have known.

I knew that life itself was this journey, and I've always seen it as a kind of school in that we're meant to have fun, and we're meant to grow, and we're meant to evolve and learn to be better humans and how to love each other better and how to love ourselves and become a part of a community of love on this planet.

There's nothing more human than selling food to strangers, you know?

Clevelanders care about underdogs, partly because we are, partly because we have empathy, and we're - we have faith in our God and faith in humanity, and that makes us support the underdog.

Empathy, humanity and support for each other is more important than revenue, than growth.

I'm trying to communicate with other people about humanity and stuff, man!

Every now and then, I am reminded it's not always about politics. It's about people.

I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you. I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.

We are all woven together in the great web of humanity, and whatever we can do to benefit and uplift others will reflect in blessing upon ourselves.

Because this is the beauty of strangers: we're all just doing our best to help each other out, motivated not by karma but by a natural instinct to help the greater whole.