I was not born with a hunger to be free, I was born free.

Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.

Young people are capable, when aroused, of bringing down the towers of oppression and raising the banners of freedom.

We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in any society – a life free from violence and fear.

If you are negotiating you must do so in a spirit of reconciliation, not from the point of view of issuing ultimatums.

As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion. Oftentimes, my own opinion will simply represent a consensus of what I heard in the discussion. I always remember the axiom; a leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.

That day, Miss Mdingane told me that my new name was Nelson. Why she bestowed this particular name upon me I have no idea. Perhaps it had something to do with the great British sea captain Lord Nelson, but that would be only a guess.