There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.

The Children's Hospital will be a credible demonstration of the commitment of African leaders to place the rights of children at the forefront. Nothing less would be enough.

Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.

Take it upon yourself where you live to make people around you joyful and full of hope.

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.

When I came to Johannesburg from the countryside, I knew nobody, but many strangers were very kind to me. I then was dragged into politics, and then, subsequently, I became a lawyer.

I have always regarded myself, in the first place, as an African patriot.