Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.

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.

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

One of the most difficult things is not to change society - but to change yourself.

There is no future without forgiveness

No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.

If the ANC does to you what the apartheid government did to you, then you must do to the ANC what you did to the apartheid government.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.

We know what needs to be done - all that is missing is the will to do it.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

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.