As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

It enables me to go to bed with an enriching feeling in my soul and the belief that I am changing myself.

South Africa is the most beautiful place on earth. Admittedly, I am biased but when you combine the natural beauty... and the fact that the region is a haven for Africa's most splendid wildlife... Then I think that we have been blessed with a truly wonderful land.

Force is the only language the imperialists can hear, and no country became free without some sort of violence.

We have laid the foundation for a better life. Things that were unimaginable a few years ago have become everyday reality. I belong to the generation of leaders for whom the achievement of democracy was the defining challenge.

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.