Part of building a new nation means building a spirit of tolerance, love and respect amongst the people of this country.

There are leaders who know that however furious the debate, there are good men and women in all population groups - amongst blacks, amongst whites, and amongst Afrikaans and English speaking people.

Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.

Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.

We need a fundamental change of mindset with regards to the way we speak and behave about sex and sexuality. Boys and men have a particularly critical role in this regard, changing the chauvinist and demeaning ways sexuality and women were traditionally dealt with in both our actions and speaking.

No one in my family had ever attended school [...] On the first day of school my teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave each of us an English name. This was the custom among Africans in those days and was undoubtedly due to the British bias of our education. That day, Miss Mdingane told me that my new name was Nelson. Why this particular name I have no idea.

I believe that in the end that it is kindness and accommodation that are all the catalysts for real change.