The truth is that we are not yet free; we have merely achieved the freedom to be free, the right not to be oppressed. We have not taken the final step of our journey, but the first step on a longer and even more difficult road. For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. The true test of our devotion to freedom is just beginning.

The curious beauty about African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a sad story.

South Africa is the most beautiful place on earth. Admittedly, I am biased but when you combine the natural beauty... and the fact that the region is a haven for Africa's most splendid wildlife... Then I think that we have been blessed with a truly wonderful land.

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

The death sentence is a barbaric act . . . It is a reflection of the animal instinct still in human beings.

As we judge others so are we judged by others. The suspicious will always be tormented by suspicion.

The United States of America is a threat to world peace.