"I could not imagine that the future..." - Quote by Nelson Mandela
I could not imagine that the future I was walking toward could compare in any way to the past that I was leaving behind.
More by Nelson Mandela
“Where choice is set between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence ... I prefer to use arms in defense of honor rather than remain the vile witness of dishonor.”
“The best weapon is to sit down and talk.”
“It always gives me great pleasure to be surrounded by the beautiful children of our land. Whenever I am with the energetic young people ... I feel like a recharged battery, confident that our country can look forward to great things.”
More on Future
“I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.”
“Delusive hope still points to distant good.”
“Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere, and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles... Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.”
More on Past
“I learned that what happened to me did not have to define who I was. My past could not control my future unless I allowed it to.”
“The truth brings the past into the present and prepares us for the future. That's what truth does”
“I feel a much greater interest in knowing what has passed two or three thousand years ago, than in what is now passing. I read nothing, therefore, but of the heroes of Troy, ... of Pompey and Caesar, and of Augustus too.”