Where choice is set between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence ... I prefer to use arms in defense of honor rather than remain the vile witness of dishonor.

MY greatest regret in life is that I never became the heavyweight boxing champion ofthe world.

South Africans must recall the terrible past so that we can deal with it, forgiving where forgiveness is necessary but never forgetting.

We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.

It's not our weaknesses that frighten us. It's our strengths.

No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity

Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is, therefore, why I will sleep for the eternity.