Keep your friends close - and your rivals even closer.

I do not think that I was brought up in a unique society with unique features about giving.

We have introduced equity into our life, including a uniform educational system. We have also introduced a Bill of Rights, which is not just a piece of paper, but a living document because we have created structures that are totally independent of the government and that can overrule the government, even the president.

In countries where innocent people are dying, the leaders are following their blood rather than their brains.

The victory of democracy in South Africa is the common achievement of all humanity.

It's in your hands to make the world a better place.

It is most unusual to return to a place that has changed in ways you yourself have altered.