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.

There is nobody more dangerous than one who has been humiliated, even when you humiliate him rightly.

I could not imagine that the future I was walking toward could compare in any way to the past that I was leaving behind.

There is nothing like a fixed, steady aim, with an honorable purpose. It dignifies your nature, and insures your success.

Let us not be tempted by those who try to find the unique qualities in a particular group. In this case, among South Africa indigenous people, it reflected what has been evidenced throughout the world.

The first election in which all South Africans took part was in April, 1994. There were long queues [lines] of employers and employees, black and white. In the sense of Africans, Coloreds and Indians - when I talk about blacks, I mean those three. Blacks and whites mingled to vote without any hitches. Many people would have expected a great deal of tension, clashes and violence, but it did not occur.

Our society needs to re-establish a culture of caring.