Sport has the power to overcome old divisions and create the bond of common aspirations

Why is the United States behaving so arrogantly? All that (Mr. Bush) wants is Iraqi oil.

We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.

I have never regarded any man as my superior, either in my life outside or inside prison.

The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.

Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.

It is most unusual to return to a place that has changed in ways you yourself have altered.

I do not think that I was brought up in a unique society with unique features about giving.

The wounds that cannot be seen are more painful than those that can be treated by a doctor.

The time has come to accept in our hearts and minds that with freedom comes responsibility.

Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation

Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.

In the 21st Century, the capacity to communicate will almost certainly be a key human right.

When we read we are able to travel to many places, meet many people and understand the world.

Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.

We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in your hands to make a difference.

Do not allow your anger to control your reason, but rather your reason to control your anger.

Our hope is that the elementary reading of comics will lead to the joy of reading good books.

MY greatest regret in life is that I never became the heavyweight boxing champion ofthe world.

Education has become a very powerful weapon in the struggle to produce a well-developed person.

We have introduced a democratic constitution, which put suvery South African on an equal basis.

With freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk has not ended yet.

The time comes in the life of any nation when there remains only two choices - submit or fight.

I was called a terrorist yesterday... Today I am admired by the very people who said I was one.

Negotiation and discussion are the greatest weapons we have for promoting peace and development.

Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward.

To be the father of a nation is a great honor, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy.

It is my greatest wish that the Children’s Fund should continue to be a beacon of hope and light.

Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfill themselves.

As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.

It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education.

A government which uses force to maintain its rule teaches the oppressed to use force to oppose it.

When I walked out of prison, that was my mission, to liberate the oppressed and the oppressor both.

It is my deepest conviction that the children should be seen and heard as our most treasured assets.

No single person can liberate a country. You can only liberate a country if you act as a collective.

For me, survival is the ability to cope with difficulties, with circumstances, and to overcome them.

It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.

You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.

When I walked out of the gate I knew that if I continued to hate these people I was still in prison.

As we judge others so are we judged by others. The suspicious will always be tormented by suspicion.

The greatest single challenge facing our globalised world is to combat and eradicate its disparities.

I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.

Press Freedom will never be under threat in South Africa for as long as the ANC is the majority party

I commend #AIESEC's continuing efforts to develop the #future #business #leadership of our countries.

There is nobody more dangerous than one who has been humiliated, even when you humiliate him rightly.

There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship.

It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.

I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure borders.

We tried in our simple way to lead our life in a manner that may make a difference to those of others.

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