I could not imagine that the future I was walking toward could compare in any way to the past that I was leaving behind.

[I] read Anne Frank's diary [while imprisoned] on Robben Island and derived much encouragement from it.

An organisation can only carry out its mandate if there is discipline, and where there is no discipline there can be no real progress

Courage is not the absence of fear — it s inspiring others to move beyond it.

i love playing and chatting with children...feeding and putting them to bed with a little story, and being away from the family has troubled me throughout my...life. i like relaxing at the house, reading quietly, taking in the sweet smell that comes from the pots, sitting around a table with the family and taking out my wife and children. when you can no longer enjoy these simple pleasures something valuable is taken away from your life and you feel it in your daily work.

I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all.

We signal that good can be achieved amongst human beings who are prepared to trust, prepared to believe in the goodness of people.