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

I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.

Jinnah is a constant source of inspiration for all those who are fighting against racial and group discrimination.

A society that does not value its older people denies its roots and endangers its future. Let us strive to enhance their capacity to support themselves for as long as possible and, when they cannot do so anymore, to care for them.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

During the years I lived here, the people of Alexandra ignored tribal and ethnic distinctions. Instead of being Xhosas, or Sothos, or Zulus, or Shangaans, we were Alexandrans. We were one people, and we undermined the distinctions that the apartheid government tried so hard to impose. It saddens and angers me to see the rising hatred of foreigners.

I understand that the legal position is under review in South Africa and that there will soon be a broader set of organizations to which donors can give and claim tax deductions.