It's in your hands to make the world a better place.

Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity's belief in justice, strenthen its confidence in the nobility of the human soul, and sustain all our hopes for a glorious life for all.

Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.

The relations between a man and his or her god is a personal matter; you can't go out and challenge the belief of people in a superior being.

What freedom am I being offered while the organization of the people remains banned? Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts.

The best weapon is to sit down and talk.

I came to accept that I have no right whatsoever to judge others in terms of my own customs, however much I may be proud of such customs.