I pay tribute to the endless heroism of youth.

As we judge others so are we judged by others. The suspicious will always be tormented by suspicion.

I regard it as a duty which I owed, not just to my people, but also to my profession, to the practice of law, and to the justice for all mankind, to cry out against this discrimination which is essentially unjust and opposed to the whole basis of the attitude towards justice which is part of the tradition of legal training in this country. I believed that in taking up a stand against this injustice I was upholding the dignity of what should be an honorable profession.

Teach the children that Africans are not one iota inferior to Europeans.

The calm and tolerant atmosphere that prevailed during the elections depicts the type of South Africa we can build. It set the tone for the future. We might have our differences, but we are one people with a common destiny in our rich variety of culture, race and tradition.

To truly lead one's people, one must also truly know them.

I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.