There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship.

Education is the great engine to personal development.

We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in your hands to make a difference.

Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice... Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.

There is no doubt that the United States now feels that they are the only superpower in the world and they can do what they like.

Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence.

The first election in which all South Africans took part was in April, 1994. There were long queues [lines] of employers and employees, black and white. In the sense of Africans, Coloreds and Indians - when I talk about blacks, I mean those three. Blacks and whites mingled to vote without any hitches. Many people would have expected a great deal of tension, clashes and violence, but it did not occur.