Let us join hands and build a truly South African nation.
The Children’s Hospital will be a credible demonstration of the commitment of African leaders to place the rights of children at the forefront. Nothing less would be enough.
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.
We can’t fight AIDS unless we do much more to fight TB as well.
You know you are really famous the day you discover you have become a comic character!
There is no doubt that the United States now feels that they are the only superpower in the world and they can do what they like.
Whose life testifies to the truth that there is no shame in being oppressed: Those who should be ashamed are they who oppress others.
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.
In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.
Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it’s very important to give children education and explain that they should play a role for their country.
A free press is one of the pillars of democracy.
Adversity cleanses the lethargies of man.
You encourage people by seeing the good in them.
I am fundamentally an optimist.
The more informed you are, the less arrogant and aggressive you are.
Those who can’t imagine change reveal the deficits of their imaginations, not the difficulty of change.
Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the hearts of people.
I knew as well as I knew anything that the oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the oppressed.
Press Freedom will never be under threat in South Africa for as long as the ANC is the majority party.
Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.