It always seems impossible until its done.

We can't win a war, but we can win an election.

The wounds that cannot be seen are more painful than those that can be treated by a doctor.

It can be said that there are four basic and primary things that the mass of people in a society wish for: to live in a safe environment, to be able to work and provide for themselves, to have access to good public health and to have sound educational opportunities for their children.

The anchor of all my dreams is the collective wisdom of mankind as a whole.

We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.

That was one of the things that worried me – to be raised to the position of a semi-god – because then you are no longer a human being. I wanted to be known as Mandela, a man with weaknesses, some of which are fundamental, and a man who is committed, but never the less, sometimes he fails to live up to expectations.