It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism

We tried in our simple way to lead our life in a manner that may make a difference to those of others.

The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow.

Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.

We cannot blame other people for our troubles. We are not victims of the influx of foreign people into South Africa. We must remember that it was mainly due to the aggressive and hostile policies of the apartheid regime that the economic development of our neighbours was undermined.

Tread softly, Brathe peacefully, Laugh hysterically.

Let the efforts of us all, prove that he [Martin Luther King] was not a mere dreamer when he spoke of the beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace being more precious than diamonds or silver or gold