From Larry Elder.com

Despite the assertion made in the movie, Akeelah and the Bee, Nelson Mandela did not write this quote. Nor, as many believe, did Mandela cite it in his 1994 inaugural speech as the new president of South Africa. The quote is from Mariam Williamson, known as a spiritual guru.

Here is the quote: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”