Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.

I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in their country are terrorists.

Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom. Of course the task will not be easy. But not to do this would be a crime against humanity, against which I ask all humanity now to rise up.

I would like it to be said: here lies a man who has done his duty on earth

I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.

No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion.

Let us give publicity to HIV/AIDS and not hide it, because [that is] the only way to make it appear like a normal illness