The histories of our two peoples, Palestinian and South African, correspond in such painful and poignant ways, that I intensely feel myself being at home amongst compatriots

Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place.

No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion.

The path of those who preach love, and not hatred, is not easy. They often have to wear a crown of thorns.

People respond in accordance to how you relate to them. If you approach them on the basis of violence, that's how they'll react. But if you say, 'We want peace, we want stability,' we can then do a lot of things that will contribute towards the progress of our society.

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

You see, when there is danger, a good leader takes the front line. But when there is celebration, a good leader stays in the back room. If you want the cooperation of human beings around you, make them feel that they are important. And you do that by being humble.