All of us experience fear, but when we confront and acknowledge it, we are able to turn it into courage. Being courageous does not mean never being scared; it means acting as you know you must even though you are undeniably afraid.

God says, 'You know what? I don't have anybody else... except you.'

We must stop climate change. And we can, if we use the tactics that worked in South Africa against the worst carbon emitters.

We get most upset with those we love because they are close to us and we know that they are aware of our weaknesses. . . If only we could learn to live with our inadequacies, our frailties, our vulnerabilities, we would not need to try so hard to push away those who really know us.

One of the things that people sense is that you are not doing this for self-glorification, you are doing it for the sake of others. The Dalai Lama has been in exile for so many years, yet the Chinese are running scared of him.

One of the ways of helping to destroy a people is to tell them they don't have a history that they have no roots.

I have voted for the ANC, but I would very sadly not be able to vote for them after the way things have gone.