You know, you can only lead them from behind.

The time for the healing of the wounds has come. The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come. The time to build is upon us.

Only armchair politicians are immune from committing mistakes. Errors are inherent in political action.

As long as many of our people still live in utter poverty, as long as children still live under plastic covers, as long as many of our people are still without jobs, no South African should rest and wallow in the joy of freedom.

Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence.

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.