The real meaning of the spoken word has to be demonstrated by practical deeds

I have always endeavoured to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion.

It is also the fate of leadership to be misunderstood. It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism, to conduct discussions as if he or she is a schoolmaster talking to less informed and inexperienced learners.

I have found Jews to be more broad-minded than most whites on issues of race and politics, perhaps because they themselves have historically been victims of prejudice.

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

Let us join hands and build a truly South African nation.

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