The United States of America is a threat to world peace.

For me, nonviolence was not a moral principle but a strategy; there is no moral goodness in using an ineffective weapon.

With freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk has not ended yet.

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

We must also know that even before liberation in 1994 there [in South Africa] were people with resources who tried to share with those who were deprived.

Apart from life, a strong constitusion and an abiding connection to the Thembu royal house, the only thing my father bestowed upon me at birth was a name, Rolihlahla

There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship. Many people will appear to befriend you when you are wealthy, but precious few will do the same when you are poor. If wealth is a magnet, poverty is a kind of repellent. Yet, poverty often brings out the true generosity in others.