There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.
I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.
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.
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.
As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
I am the captain of my soul.
Where you stand depends on where you sit.
One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.
Appearances matter – and remember to smile.
After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
Courage is not the absence of fear – it’s inspiring others to move beyond it.
A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.
You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.
Nothing is black or white.
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.
There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.
Know your enemy – and learn about his favorite sport.