I have always admired men and women who used their talents to serve the community, and who were highly respected and admired for their efforts and sacrifices, even though they held no office whatsoever in government or society.
The relations between a man and his or her god is a personal matter; you can’t go out and challenge the belief of people in a superior being.
It is not our diversity which divides us; it is not our ethnicity, or religion or culture that divides us. Since we have achieved our freedom, there can only be one division amongst us: between those who cherish democracy and those who do not.
The virtue and the strength of UWC is that it provides small, but powerful cells of innovation, catalysts for change, breaking barriers of habit and opening broader vistas of experience for both pupils and educationalists.
It is your duty to examine the conduct of public figures and to place them in the spotlight – that is your duty.
I did not enjoy the violence of boxing so much as the science of it.
Hating clouds the mind. It gets in the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate.
You mustn’t compromise your principles, but you mustn’t humiliate the opposition. No one is more dangerous than one who is humiliated.
A real leader uses every issue, no matter how serious and sensitive, to ensure that at the end of the debate we should emerge stronger and more united than ever before.
No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity.
It is music and dancing that make me at peace with the world.
I started to make a study of the art of war and revolution and, whilst abroad, underwent a course in military training. If there was to be guerrilla warfare, I wanted to be able to stand and fight with my people and to share the hazards of war with them.
Let us remind ourselves that our work is far from complete. Where there is poverty and sickness, including AIDS, where human beings are being oppressed, there is more work to be done. Our work is for freedom for all...
Those who conduct themselves with morality, integrity and consistency need not fear the forces of inhumanity and cruelty.
MY greatest regret in life is that I never became the heavyweight boxing champion ofthe world.
As long as women are bound by poverty and as long as they are looked down upon, human rights will lack substance.
When we read we are able to travel to many places, meet many people and understand the world.
There is no future without forgiveness.
No single person can liberate a country. You can only liberate a country if you act as a collective.
Music is a great blessing. It has the power to elevate and liberate us. It sets people free to dream. It can unite us to sing with one voice. Such is the value of music.