It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.

The private sector granted bursaries [scholarships] for the children of their workers. Some of them built homes for their workers. They had in-service training, which improved the skills of their workers. So that spirit was there. All we did was merely exploit it.

Before I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of South Africa's leading organization - and I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think.

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

As long as women are bound by poverty and as long as they are looked down upon, human rights will lack substance.

I will use the rest of my life to help the poor overcome the problems confronting them - poverty is the greatest challenge facing humanity. That is why I build schools; I want to free people from poverty and illiteracy.

We tried in our simple way to lead our life in a manner that may make a difference to those of others.