I love playing and chatting with children...feed ing and putting them to bed with a little story, and being away from the family has troubled me throughout my...life.

An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy

I am the captain of my soul.

There will be life after Mandela. On my last day I want to know that those who remain behind will say: 'The man who lies here has done his duty for his country and his people.'

The time for the healing of the wounds has come. The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come. The time to build is upon us.

Blaming things on the past does not make them better.

Our motto should be: let us make peace so that we can concentrate on the really important work that needs to be done. That is, alleviating the plight of the poor and the defenceless, for as long as most of humanity feels the pain of poverty we all remain prisoners.