My dream would be a multicultural society, one that is diverse and where every man, woman and child are treated equally. I dream of a world where all people of all races work together in harmony.

Press Freedom will never be under threat in South Africa for as long as the ANC is the majority party

I came to accept that I have no right whatsoever to judge others in terms of my own customs, however much I may be proud of such customs.

We know what needs to be done - all that is missing is the will to do it.

When I came to Johannesburg from the countryside, I knew nobody, but many strangers were very kind to me. I then was dragged into politics, and then, subsequently, I became a lawyer.

Know your enemy - and learn about his favorite sport.

As the years progress one increasingly realises the importance of friendship and human solidarity. And if a 90-year-old may offer some unsolicited advice on this occasion, it would be that you, irrespective of your age, should place human solidarity, the concern for the other, at the centre of the values by which you live.