True reconciliation does not consist in merely forgetting the past.

[I] read Anne Frank's diary [while imprisoned] on Robben Island and derived much encouragement from it.

Our continent must be allowed to do its own things, charting its course and destiny.

The history of struggle is rich with stories of heroes and heroines - some of them leaders, some of them followers, all of them deserve to be remembered.

There is a universal respect and even admiration for those who are humble and simple by nature, and who have absolute confidence in all human beings irrespective of their social status.

The collapse of good conscience and the absence of accountability and public scrutiny have led to crimes against humanity and violations of international law.

There are few misfortunes in this world that you cannot turn into a personal trimuph if you have the iron will and the neccessary skill.