Nelson Mandela cytaty (160 cytatów, strona 5)

Nelson Mandela: 160 cytatów1 Polubienie

Nelson Mandela słynne cytaty

„Życie Che jest inspiracją dla każdej istoty ludzkiej kochającej wolność, zawsze będziemy o nim pamiętać.”

„Aby odkryć, jakie zmiany zaszły w tobie, najlepiej wróć do miejsca, które jest takie jak kiedyś.”

„Gdy się zrobiło to, co się uważa za swój obowiązek wobec rodaków i ojczyzny, można spocząć w pokoju. Wierzę, że dokonałem tego wysiłku, i dlatego zasnę na wieki.”

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Źródło: Mandela w oczach rysowników, tłum. „Forum”, 20 grudnia 2013.

„Mój ojciec miał cztery żony. Każda z nich miała swój kraal. Kraal był gospodarstwem i z reguły składał się z prostej zagrody dla zwierząt, pół uprawnych i jednej lub więcej chat krytych trawą. Kraale żon mojego ojca dzieliło wiele mil i przemieszczał się pomiędzy nimi. W tych podróżach ojciec spłodził 13 dzieci, czterech chłopców i dziewięcioro dziewcząt.”

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Źródło: Adam Leszczyński, Alfabet Mandeli, „Gazeta Wyborcza”, 7–8 grudnia 2013.

„Jestem rozczarowany, bo wierzyłem, że powodzenie naszej pokojowej transformacji przekona także innych na świecie, że wszelkie konflikty da się rozwiązywać bez użycia siły. Nie ma nic cenniejszego niż pokój i nic gorszego niż wojna.”

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Źródło: Wojciech Jagielski, Nelson Mandela dla „Gazety”: Świat zmarnował przykład pokojowej transformacji w RPA, wyborcza.pl, 7 lipca 2004 http://wyborcza.pl/1,86736,5464386,Nelson_Mandela_dla__Gazety___Swiat_zmarnowal_przyklad.html

„Przebaczenie wyzwala duszę. Dlatego jest w nim taka siła.”

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Źródło: Mandela w oczach rysowników, tłum. „Forum”, 20 grudnia 2013.

Nelson Mandela Cytaty o ludziach

„Podróżny jadący przez kraj zatrzyma się w wiosce i nie będzie musiał prosić o jedzenie i wodę. Kiedy się zatrzyma, ludzie dadzą mu jedzenie i zaopiekują się nim.”

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o południowoafrykańskiej filozofii ubuntu.
Źródło: Adam Leszczyński, Alfabet Mandeli, „Gazeta Wyborcza”, 7–8 grudnia 2013.

„Choć tak różni, jesteśmy jednością. Jesteśmy ludem tęczy.”

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podczas powoływania Komisji Prawdy i Pojednania.

„Komuś, kto 27 lat przesiedział bezczynnie w więzieniu, prawdziwy odpoczynek się nie należy.”

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Źródło: Wojciech Jagielski, Pomnik pośród ludzi, wyborcza.pl, 17 lipca 2001 http://wyborcza.pl/1,86736,5464322,Pomnik_posrod_ludzi.html

Nelson Mandela cytaty

„Z bólem przyglądamy się, jak dwa mocarstwa, przywódcy wolnego świata i demokracji, rozpętują wojnę, na którą wspólnota międzynarodowa nie wyraża zgody, jak manipulują międzynarodowymi organizacjami, jak straszliwie łamią prawa i szargają godność mieszkańców kraju, w którym znaleźli się jako najeźdźcy.”

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Źródło: Wojciech Jagielski, Mandela się żegna, wyborcza.pl, 17 lipca 2004 http://wyborcza.pl/1,86736,5464352,Mandela_sie_zegna.html

„Partia Narodowa odmówiła wspierania Wielkiej Brytanii w czasie wojny i publicznie sympatyzowała z hitlerowskimi Niemcami. Jej kampania koncentrowała się wokół „czarnego zagrożenia”, a jej slogan wyborczy brzmiał: „Czarny na swoim miejscu.””

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o wyborach w 1948, które wygrała Partia Narodowa (tylko biali mogli głosować).
Źródło: Adam Leszczyński, Alfabet Mandeli, „Gazeta Wyborcza”, 7–8 grudnia 2013.

„Najbardziej boimy się nie tego, że jesteśmy do niczego.
Najbardziej boimy się tego, że jesteśmy potężni ponad miarę.
To nasza jasna – a nie ciemna – strona nas przeraża.
Zadajemy sobie pytanie, czy możemy być śmiali, błyskotliwi, piękni,
utalentowani i niezwykli.
A czyż właśnie tacy nie jesteśmy?”

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„Gdy bieda wciąż trwa, nie ma prawdziwej wolności.”

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Źródło: Mandela w oczach rysowników, tłum. „Forum”, 20 grudnia 2013.

„Afrykanie chcą sprawiedliwego udziału w Południowej Afryce; chcą bezpieczeństwa i uczestniczenia w społeczeństwie.”

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na swoim procesie w 1963.
Źródło: Adam Leszczyński, Alfabet Mandeli, „Gazeta Wyborcza”, 7–8 grudnia 2013.

„Bo żeby być wolnym, nie wystarczy zrzucić okowy, lecz trzeba żyć tak, by szanować i zwiększać wolność innych. Prawdziwy sprawdzian naszego poświęcenia dla wolności dopiero się zaczyna.”

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„Najbardziej żałuję tego, że nie zostałem mistrzem świata w boksie w wadze ciężkiej.”

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Źródło: Wojciech Jagielski, Mandela, król świata, „Gazeta Wyborcza”, 7–8 grudnia 2013.

„Przywódca jest jak pasterz. Podąża on za stadem; tym, którzy są najzwinniejsi, pozwala wybiegać naprzód, a pozostałym pozwala spokojnie iść, chociaż nie wiedzą, że dowodzi nimi z tylnych szeregów.”

Nelson Mandela książka Long Walk to Freedom

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. (ang.)
Źródło: Long Walk to Freedom

Nelson Mandela: Cytaty po angielsku

“I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.”

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Nelson Mandela on friendship, From his unplubished autobiographical manuscript written in 1975. Source: From Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations © 2010 by Nelson R. Mandela and The Nelson Mandela Foundation http://www.nelsonmandela.org/content/mini-site/selected-quotes 1970s

“Prison itself is a tremendous education in the need for patience and perseverance. It is above all a test of one's commitment.”

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1990s, Long Walk to Freedom (1995)

“You sharpen your ideas by reducing yourself to the level of the people you are with and a sense of humour and a complete relaxation, even when you’re discussing serious things, does help to mobilise friends around you. And I love that.”

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Nelson Mandela on humour, From an interview with Tim Couzens, Verne Harris and Mac Maharay for Mandela: The Authorized Portrait, 2006 (13 August 2005). Source: From Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations © 2010 by Nelson R. Mandela and The Nelson Mandela Foundation http://www.nelsonmandela.org/content/mini-site/selected-quotes 2000s

“But the violence which we chose to adopt was not terrorism. We who formed Umkhonto were all members of the African National Congress, and had behind us the ANC tradition of non-violence and negotiation as a means of solving political disputes. We believe that South Africa belongs to all the people who live in it, and not to one group, be it black or white. We did not want an interracial war, and tried to avoid it to the last minute. If the Court is in doubt about this, it will be seen that the whole history of our organization bears out what I have said, and what I will subsequently say, when I describe the tactics which Umkhonto decided to adopt.”

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1960s, I am Prepared to Die (1964)

“I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if the Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure borders.”

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Suzanne Belling, "Mandela bears message of peace in first visit to Israel", http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/12309/edition_id/237/format/html/displaystory.html jweekly.com, 22 October 1999 Attributed

“A man does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards, but when I was notified that I had won the 1993 Nobel peace prize jointly with Mr. F. W. de Klerk, I was deeply moved. The Nobel Peace Prize had a special meaning for me because of its involvement with South Africa… The award was a tribute to all South Africans, and especially to those who fought in the struggle; I would accept it on their behalf.”

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1990s, Long Walk to Freedom (1995)

“The Gandhian influence dominated freedom struggles on the African continent right up to the 1960s because of the power it generated and the unity it forged among the apparently powerless. Nonviolence was the official stance of all major African coalitions, and the South African A. N. C. remained implacably opposed to violence for most of its existence.”

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2000s, The Sacred Warrior (2000)

“Israel should withdraw from all the areas which it won from the Arabs in 1967, and in particular Israel should withdraw completely from the Golan Heights, from south Lebanon and from the West Bank.”

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“A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy. The press must be free from state interference. It must have the economic strength to stand up to the blandishments of government officials. It must have sufficient independence from vested interests to be bold and inquiring without fear or favour. It must enjoy the protection of the constitution, so that it can protect our rights as citizens.”

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Nelson Mandela on freedom of expression, At the international press institute congress (14 February 1994). Source: From Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations © 2010 by Nelson R. Mandela and The Nelson Mandela Foundation http://www.nelsonmandela.org/content/mini-site/selected-quotes 1990s

“When in 1977, the United Nations passed the resolution inaugurating the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people, it was asserting the recognition that injustice and gross human rights violations were being perpetrated in Palestine. In the same period, the UN took a strong stand against apartheid; and over the years, an international consensus was built, which helped to bring an end to this iniquitous system. But we know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians; without the resolution of conflicts in East Timor, the Sudan and other parts of the world.”

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Address http://www.anc.org.za/show.php?id=3384 at The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (4 December 1997) 1990s

“We dedicate this day to all the heroes and heroines in this country and the rest of the world who sacrificed in many ways and surrendered their lives so that we could be free.
Their dreams have become reality. Freedom is their reward.”

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1990s, Inaugural celebration address (1994)

“Tomorrow, the entire ANC leadership and I will be back at our desks. We are rolling up our sleeves to begin tackling the problems our country faces. We ask you all to join us — go back to your jobs in the morning. Let's get South Africa working.
For we must, together and without delay, begin to build a better life for all South Africans. This means creating jobs building houses, providing education and bringing peace and security for all.”

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1990s, Victory speech (1994)

“This is one of the most important moments in the life of our country. I stand here before you filled with deep pride and joy: — pride in the ordinary, humble people of this country. You have shown such a calm, patient determination to reclaim this country as your own, - and joy that we can loudly proclaim from the rooftops — free at last!”

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1990s, Victory speech (1994)

“There is one compromise and one only, and that is the United Nations. If the United States and Britain go to the United Nations and the United Nations says we have concrete evidence of the existence of these weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and we feel that we must do something about it, we would all support it. … There is no doubt that the United States now feels that they are the only superpower in the world and they can do what they like. And of course we must consider the men and the women around the president. Gen. Colin Powell commanded the United States army in peacetime and in wartime during the Gulf war. He knows the disastrous effect of international tension and war, when innocent people are going to die, young men are going to die. He knows and he showed this after September 11 last year. He went around briefing the allies of the United States of America and asking for their support for the war in Afghanistan. Dick Cheney, Rumsfeld, they are people who are unfortunately misleading the president. Because my impression of the president is that this is a man with whom you can do business. But it is the men who around him who are dinosaurs, who do not want him to belong to the modern age.”

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2000s, Newsweek interview (2002)

“Together, we join two distinguished South Africans, the late Chief Albert Lutuli and His Grace Archbishop Desmond Tutu, to whose seminal contributions to the peaceful struggle against the evil system of apartheid you paid well-deserved tribute by awarding them the Nobel Peace Prize. It will not be presumptuous of us if we also add, among our predecessors, the name of another outstanding Nobel Peace Prize winner, the late Rev Martin Luther King Jr.”

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He, too, grappled with and died in the effort to make a contribution to the just solution of the same great issues of the day which we have had to face as South Africans.We speak here of the challenge of the dichotomies of war and peace, violence and non-violence, racism and human dignity, oppression and repression and liberty and human rights, poverty and freedom from want.
1990s, Nobel Prize acceptance speech (1993)

“Exercise dissipates tension, and tension is the enemy of serenity. I found that I worked better and thought more clearly when I was in good physical condition, and so training became one of the inflexible disciplines of my life.”

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Interview with Gavin Evans, Soweto (15 February 1990) recounted in COVID-19 lockdown: Can you do Nelson Mandela's Robben Island prison cell workout? https://nationalpost.com/news/world/covid-19-lockdown-can-you-do-nelson-mandelas-prison-cell-workout?video_autoplay=true, 7 April 2020 1990s

“Coloured communities would like to see coloured representatives. That is not racism, that is how nature works.”

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Źródło: As quoted in The Sunday Star (29 November 1991), South Africa

“The collapse of education is a collapse of the nation.”

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The statement is misattributed to Mandela by Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam at a press conference https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202005/19/P2020051900367.htm, which was found by the media https://hongkongfp.com/2020/05/19/history-exam-row-hong-kongs-carrie-lam-dismisses-claims-of-political-intervention-appears-to-misquote-mandela/ to be misattribution. Misattributed

“It always seems impossible until it's done.”

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“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.”

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“And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.”

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“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.”

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