Poverty is not natural; it is man-made

Do not allow your anger to control your reason, but rather your reason to control your anger.

In the end, reconciliation is a spiritual process, which requires more than just a legal framework. It has to happen in the hearts and minds of people.

In the 21st Century, the capacity to communicate will almost certainly be a key human right.

I found solitary confinement the most forbidding aspect of prison life. There is no end and no beginning; there is only one's mind, which can begin to play tricks. Was that a dream or did it really happen? One begins to question everything.

There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.

The laws that stopped blacks from voting were the worst, because they prevented blacks from voting someone into parliament who could change the other laws. Even though the blacks were the majority of the population, they were still not getting a say.