From the poorest of countries to the richest of nations, education is the key to moving forward in any society.

I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come.

If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important - and you do that by being genuine and humble.

Friends, Comrades and fellow South Africans. I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all. I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you, the people. Your tireless and heroic sacrifices have made it possible for me to be here today. I therefore place the remaining years of my life in your hands.

There is nothing to popularize a person. Only humility, which is the ability to remain in the background and to put others in the front light.

Disasters will always come and go, leaving their victims either completely broken or steeled and seasoned and better able to face the next crop of challenges that may occur.

The death sentence is a barbaric act . . . It is a reflection of the animal instinct still in human beings.