I came to accept that I have no right whatsoever to judge others in terms of my own customs, however much I may be proud of such customs.

Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.

He knew when to compromise. Yet he never compromised his principles. He was a militant. Yet a militant who knew how to plan, assess concrete situations and emerge with rational solutions to problems.

Let us join hands and build a truly South African nation.

I don't think there is much history can say about me. I just want to be remembered as part of that collective.

Extremists on all sides thrive, fed by the blood lust of centuries gone by.

It is also the fate of leadership to be misunderstood. It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism, to conduct discussions as if he or she is a schoolmaster talking to less informed and inexperienced learners.