Nelson Mandela Quotes

He who does not want does not act.

Knowing you need to make a change isn't enough. You've got to find the guts to do it.

No tactic will work until you have the guts to DO the work!

When you want something so badly, you just do it. You don't think about how hard it's going to be.

People do not lack strength; they lack will.

I will not retreat; I will find the strength to reach my goal.

There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.

To wish for change will change nothing; To make the decision to take action right now will change everything.

If you really need to, you have to make it happen.

In life you need either inspiration or desperation.

Mix a conviction with a man and something happens.

When I decide to do something, I do it.

You can have all the talent in the world, but without determination, you won't get very far.

Action is the highest perfection and drawing forth of the utmost power, vigor, and activity of man's nature.

A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving.

The determination to win is the better part of winning.

Will it, and set to work briskly.

I never had a lot of drive, but because I had family responsibilities, I had a lot of tenacity - the tenacity of a drowning man.

I don't believe that old cliche that good things come to those who wait. I think good things come to those who want something so bad they can't sit still.

It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task.

I'm very stubborn. I feel like I'm going to play this season.

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.

Take the first step, and your mind will mobilize all its forces to your aid. But the first essential is that you begin. Once the battle is startled, all that is within and without you will come to your assistance.