Some quotes from Nelson Mandela, including comments on ICTs and ITU work

1. 1918-2013
Education is the
most powerful
weapon which
you can use to
change the
world.

2. 1918-2013
Where you
stand depends
on where you
sit.

3. 1918-2013
It always seems
impossible until
it’s done.

4. 1918-2013
Courage is not
the absence of
fear — it’s
inspiring others to
move beyond it.

5. 1918-2013
It is said that no
one truly knows a
nation until one
has been inside
its jails.
A nation should
not be judged by
how it treats its
highest citizens,
but its lowest
ones.

6. 1918-2013
The greatest
glory in living
lies not in never
falling, but in
rising every
time we fall.

7. 1918-2013
Information and
communication
technologies are the
single most powerful
tool we have for human
progress.

8. 1918-2013
ITU is the principle
driving force behind
international
policy, technological
development, cooperati
on and skills transfer.

9. 1918-2013
Appearances
matter — and
remember to
smile.

11. Nelson Mandela
1918-2013