It is not a question of patronizing philanthropy towards disabled people. They do not need the patronage of the non-disabled. It is not for them to adapt to the dominant and dominating world of the so-called non-disabled. It is for us to adapt our understanding of a common humanity; to learn of the richness of how human life is diverse; to recognize the presence of disability in our human midst as an enrichment of our diversity.

I always knew that someday I would once again feel the grass under my feet and walk in the sunshine as a free man.

Sport has the power to change the world... Sport can awaken hope where there was previously only despair.

Before I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of South Africa's leading organization - and I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think.

It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.

For a revolution is not just a question of pulling a trigger; its purpose is to create a fair just society

Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.