An initiative was essentially led by civil society because the policy of the government was that Africans must not be taught to graze in pastures which were reserved for the main white group.

My respect for human beings is based not on the colour of a man’s skin nor authority he may wield, but purely on merit.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit.

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair

Our fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.