I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife. But the problems are such that for anybody with a conscience who can use whatever influence he may have to try to bring about peace, it's difficult to say no.

No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.

Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the leaders of our country, the creators of our national wealth, those who care for and protect our people.

Therefore, we must not look at the African people, even before they met whites, as if they had something unique, which was not to be found in other societies.

You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.

In my younger days, I was arrogant - jail helped me to get rid of it. I did nothing but make enemies because of my arrogance.

Those who can't imagine change reveal the deficits of their imaginations, not the difficulty of change.