Honesty,sincer ity,simplicity, humility, pure generosity,abse nce of vanity,readines s to serve others -qualities which are within easy reach of every soul -are the foundation of one's spiritual life.

Although Verwoerd thought Africans were lower than animals, his death did not yield us any pleasure. Political assassination is not something I or the ANC ever supported. It is a primitive way of contending with an opponent

South Africans have no concept of time and this is also why we can't solve poverty and social problems… It's now 10 years since the fall of the Apartheid government and we cannot blame Apartheid for being tardy.

Once a person is determined to help themselves, there is nothing that can stop them.

I always knew that someday I would once again feel the grass under my feet and walk in the sunshine as a free man.

When we read we are able to travel to many places, meet many people and understand the world.

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.