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

Freedom alone is not enough without light to read at night, without time or access to water to irrigate your farm, without the ability to catch fish to feed your family.

If you look at those matters, you will come to the conclusion that the attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world peace.

I say to all those leaders, do not look the other way. Do not hesitate... It is within your power to avoid a genocide of humanity.

No one in my family had ever attended school [...] On the first day of school my teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave each of us an English name. This was the custom among Africans in those days and was undoubtedly due to the British bias of our education. That day, Miss Mdingane told me that my new name was Nelson. Why this particular name I have no idea.

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

Keep your friends close - and your rivals even closer.