An organisation can only carry out its mandate if there is discipline, and where there is no discipline there can be no real progress

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

Poetry cannot block a bullet or still a sjambok, but it can bear witness to brutality-thereby cultivating a flower in a graveyard.

AIDS is no longer just a disease, it is a human rights issue.

We have introduced a rule of law. That never existed for centuries in this country [South Africa], especially under the apartheid regime, when the law was reduced into disrepute.

There is nothing like a fixed, steady aim, with an honorable purpose. It dignifies your nature, and insures your success.

Who could doubt that sport is a crucial window for the propagation of fair play and justice? After all, fair play is a value that is essential to sport.