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.

It is my greatest wish that the Children’s Fund should continue to be a beacon of hope and light.

Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great, you can be that generation

You have a limited time to stay on earth. You must try to use that period for the purpose of transforming your country into what you desire it to be: a democratic, non-racial, non-sexist country. And that is a great task.

We must work together to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunity and power in our society.

Who could doubt that sport is a crucial window for the propagation of fair play and justice? After all, fair play is a value that is essential to sport.

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