I enjoyed the discipline and solitariness of long-distance running, which allowed me to escape from the hurly-burly of school life.

MY greatest regret in life is that I never became the heavyweight boxing champion ofthe world.

Our fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.

During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.

The path of those who preach love, and not hatred, is not easy. They often have to wear a crown of thorns.

It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.

[Gandhi] said, "I want to find God, and because I want to find God, I have to find God along with other people. I don't believe I can find God alone. If I did, I would be running to the Himalayas to find God in some cave there. But since I believe that nobody can find God alone, I have to work with people. I have to take them with me. Alone I can't come to Him."