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.
Nelson Mandela
I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my... →
Even if you have a terminal disease, you don't have to sit down and mope. Enjoy life and challenge the illness that you have.
Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity's belief in justice... →
Sabotage did not involve loss of life, and it offered the best hope for future race relations. Bitterness would be kept to a minimum and, if the... →
Prison life, fortunately, I spent a lot of years, about 18 years with other prisoners, and, as I say, they enriched your soul.
The names of Dingane and Bambata, Hintsa and Makana, Squngthi and Dalasile, Moshoeshoe and Sekhukhuni, were praised as the glory of the entire... →
Sometimes, I feel like one who is on the sidelines, who has missed life itself.
I was first imprisoned in Pretoria, and then, thereafter, I was taken to Robben Island. I stayed there for a couple of weeks. I was taken back to... →
I made a mistake by being ejected from the presidency. Next time, I will choose a Cabinet which will allow me to be life President.