Out of the experience of extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long, must be born a society of which all humanity will be proud.

The time will come when our nation will honour the memory of all the sons, the daughters, the mothers, the fathers, the youth and the children who, by their thoughts and deeds, gave us the right to assert with pride that we are South Africans, that we are Africans, and that we are citizens of the world.

When you are behind bars with no hope of release, you need to find strength wherever you can. Personally, I found strength in Michael Jackson.

It is always impossible until it is done.

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.

If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America.

We can't win a war, but we can win an election.