Exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind.

We must also know that even before liberation in 1994 there [in South Africa] were people with resources who tried to share with those who were deprived.

It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.

Whatever position I occupied, it was the result of colleagues - of my comrades in the movement - who had decided in their wisdom to use me for the purpose of focusing the attention of the country and the international community on me.

There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship. Many people will appear to befriend you when you are wealthy, but precious few will do the same when you are poor. If wealth is a magnet, poverty is a kind of repellent. Yet, poverty often brings out the true generosity in others.

While poverty persists, there is no true freedom.

Even behind prison walls I can see the heavy clouds and the blue sky over the horizon