There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.

Freedom can never be taken for granted. Each generation must safeguard it and extend it. Your parents and elders sacrificed much so that you should have freedom without suffering what they did. Use this precious right to ensure that the darkness of the past never returns.

Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.

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

It is so easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build.

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

The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.

A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.

You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.

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

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

My dream would be a multicultural society, one that is diverse and where every man, woman and child are treated equally. I dream of a world where all people of all races work together in harmony.