In human affairs, no single person, organisation or social formation ever has a final or an absolutely correct position. It is through conversation, debate and critical discussion that we approach positions that may provide workable solutions.

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

Ethiopia always has a special place in my imagination and the prospect of visiting Ethiopia attracted me more strongly than a trip to France, England, and America combined. I felt I would be visiting my own genesis, unearthing the roots of what made me an African.

Even behind prison walls I can see the heavy clouds and the blue sky over the horizon

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.

Only armchair politicians are immune from committing mistakes. Errors are inherent in political action.

Politics can be strengthened by music, but music has a potency that defies politics.