We have introduced a rule of law. That never existed for centuries in this country [South Africa], especially under the apartheid regime, when the law was reduced into disrepute.

While poverty persists, there is no true freedom.

We shall immunize every child in Africa to get rid of this terrible disease forever.

It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education.

There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.

No matter what the past has dealt you, don't let it destroy your future.

It is my greatest wish that the Children’s Fund should continue to be a beacon of hope and light.