Men come and men go, I have come and I will go when my time comes

If you look at those matters, you will come to the conclusion that the attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world peace.

For me, nonviolence was not a moral principle but a strategy; there is no moral goodness in using an ineffective weapon.

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.

The Good News borne by our risen Messiah who chose not one race, who chose not one country, who chose not one language, who chose not one tribe, who chose all of humankind!

That was one of the things that worried me – to be raised to the position of a semi-god – because then you are no longer a human being. I wanted to be known as Mandela, a man with weaknesses, some of which are fundamental, and a man who is committed, but never the less, sometimes he fails to live up to expectations.

I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.