Hating clouds the mind. It gets in the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate

My time in prison only deepened my resolve against apartheid. Even while I was in prison, I fought against it, teaching my cellmates about white supremacy and how to fight against it.

There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way.

Sometimes, I feel like one who is on the sidelines, who has missed life itself.

I would like to be remembered not as anyone unique or special, but as part of a great team in this country that has struggled for many years, for decades and even centuries. The greatest glory of living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall.

I have retired, but if there's anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do.

The question of education has nothing to do with the question of the vote. On numerous occasions it has been proved in history that people can enjoy the vote even if they have no education.