Freedom alone is not enough without light to read at night, without time or access to water to irrigate your farm, without the ability to catch fish to feed your family.

Negotiation and discussion are the greatest weapons we have for promoting peace and development.

Through its imperialist system Britain brought about untold suffering of millions of people. And this is an historical fact. To be able to admit this would increase the respect, you know, which we have for British institutions.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

A government which uses force to maintain its rule teaches the oppressed to use force to oppose it.

Politics can be strengthened by music, but music has a potency that defies politics.

The New World Order that is in the making must focus on the creation of a world of democracy, peace and prosperity for all.

It is most unusual to return to a place that has changed in ways you yourself have altered.

Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or savor their songs.

I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.

Our continent must be allowed to do its own things, charting its course and destiny.

There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way.

Educating all of our children must be one of our most urgent priorities. We all know that education, more than anything else, improves our chances of building better lives.

I am influenced more than ever before by the conviction that social equality is the only basis of human happiness.

Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward.

There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who have not been able to conquer poverty.

Thinking too well of people often allows them to be better than they otherwise would.

In the end, reconciliation is a spiritual process, which requires more than just a legal framework. It has to happen in the hearts and minds of people.

Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the hearts of people.

The Good News borne by our risen Messiah who chose not one race, who chose not one country, who chose not one language, who chose not one tribe, who chose all of humankind!

Who could doubt that sport is a crucial window for the propagation of fair play and justice? After all, fair play is a value that is essential to sport.

I was neglected by my family because I had disappointed them - I'd run away from being forced into an arranged marriage, which was a big blow to them.

The habit of attending to small things and of appreciating small courtesies is one of the important marks of a good person.