"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."
— Nelson Mandela
There Is No Passion To Be
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.
About this quote
Widely attributed to Nelson Mandela from speeches, though no specific primary source — speech, interview, or written text — has been documented. The sentiment aligns with the philosophy expressed throughout Long Walk to Freedom (1994): Mandela consistently argued that the scope of one's ambition should match the scope of one's circumstances, and that accepting less than one's full potential was a form of self-imposed limitation no less confining than external oppression.
Source
Attributed, widely quoted from speeches
