One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.

To a freedom fighter hope is what a lifebelt is to a swimmer - a guarantee that one will keep afloat and free from danger.

Political division, based on color, is entirely artificial; and when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group by another.

Do not allow your anger to control your reason, but rather your reason to control your anger.

Children are the most important asset in a country. For them to become that asset, they must receive education and love from their parents.

I and some colleagues came to the conclusion that as violence in this country was inevitable, it would be wrong and unrealistic for African leaders to continue preaching peace and non-violence at a time when the government met our peaceful demands with force. It was only when all else had failed, when all channels of peaceful protest had been barred to us, that the decision was made to embark on violent forms of political struggle.

The real meaning of the spoken word has to be demonstrated by practical deeds