My time in prison only deepened my resolve against apartheid. Even while I was in prison, I fought against it, teaching my cellmates about white supremacy and how to fight against it.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

A bright future beckons. The onus is on us, through hard work, honesty and integrity, to reach for the stars.

Nothing is black or white.

I shall stick to our vow: never, never under any circumstances, to say anything unbecoming of the other...The trouble, of course, is that most successful men are prone to some form of vanity. There comes a stage in their lives when they consider it permissible to be egotistic and to brag to the public at large about their unique achievements.

AIDS is no longer just a disease, it is a human rights issue.

One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.