When the humility of someone is undermined, whether I like it or not mine is undermined as well.

Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor; they are here for what they get out of our cheap and abundant labor, and they should know that they are buttressing one of the most vicious systems.

When people decide they want to be free, there is nothing that can stop them.

One of the greatest gifts we can give to another generation is our experience, our wisdom.

Only if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack.

We must embrace our differences, even celebrate our diversity. We must glory in the fact that God created each of us as unique human beings. God created us different, but God did not create us for separation. God created us different that we might recognize our need for one another. We must reverence our uniqueness, reverence everything that makes us what we are: our language, our culture, our religious tradition.

If everyone who wants to see an end to poverty, hunger and suffering speaks out, then the noise will be deafening.