During the years I lived here, the people of Alexandra ignored tribal and ethnic distinctions. Instead of being Xhosas, or Sothos, or Zulus, or Shangaans, we were Alexandrans. We were one people, and we undermined the distinctions that the apartheid government tried so hard to impose. It saddens and angers me to see the rising hatred of foreigners.

The anchor of all my dreams is the collective wisdom of mankind as a whole.

If you want to preach a revolutionary message, wear a suit.

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.

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

Let us give practical recognition to the injustices of the past,by building a future based on equality&social justice

Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.