A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.

I cannot overemphasise the value we place on a free, independent and outspoken press

South Africa is the most beautiful place on earth. Admittedly, I am biased but when you combine the natural beauty... and the fact that the region is a haven for Africa's most splendid wildlife... Then I think that we have been blessed with a truly wonderful land.

Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward.

Good men and women can be mobilized to ensure that South Africa is united and that the spirit of reconciliation is strengthened and that progress in this country takes place as fast as it can.

The world is truly round and seems to start and end with those we love.

To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.