Let the efforts of us all, prove that he [Martin Luther King] was not a mere dreamer when he spoke of the beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace being more precious than diamonds or silver or gold

You negotiate in bad faith if you do not forgive your adversary.

Force is the only language the imperialists can hear, and no country became free without some sort of violence.

We must also know that even before liberation in 1994 there [in South Africa] were people with resources who tried to share with those who were deprived.

That was one of the things that worried me – to be raised to the position of a semi-god – because then you are no longer a human being. I wanted to be known as Mandela, a man with weaknesses, some of which are fundamental, and a man who is committed, but never the less, sometimes he fails to live up to expectations.

If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers.

Exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind.