I am human because I belong, I participate, I share.

I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven. No, I would say sorry, I mean I would much rather go to the other place.

I've never doubted that apartheid - because it was of itself fundamentally, intrinsically evil - was going to bite the dust eventually.

Ubuntu really says if you want to be nice to yourself, start in a way by being nice to the other.

I have often said to my Jewish friends: "Please just remember where you come from. Remember Yahweh, who said to the Israelites, 'Treat the alien well with justice.'" Almost all of the passion that we have has come from the inspiration that we have got from the Jewish Scriptures.

The moment our dignity is undermined, we get up in arms and want to see our dignity restored - especially if we are humiliated.

We struggled against apartheid because we were being blamed and made to suffer for something we could do nothing about. It is the same with homosexuality. The orientation is a given, not a matter of choice. It would be crazy for someone to choose to be gay, given the homophobia that is present.