I want to sleep for eternity with a broad smile on my face. I want those who remain behind to say this man has done his duty.

Our differences are our strength as a species and as a world community.

It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.

The more informed you are, the less arrogant and aggressive you are.

We should never forget those on whose shoulders we stand and those who paid the supreme price for freedom.

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.

South Africa is the most beautiful place on earth. Admittedly, I am biased but when you combine the natural beauty... and the fact that the region is a haven for Africa's most splendid wildlife... Then I think that we have been blessed with a truly wonderful land.