It's not the tools that you have faith in - tools are just tools. They work, or they don't work. It's people you have faith in or not. Yeah, sure, I'm still optimistic I mean, I get pessimistic sometimes but not for long.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. 

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.

Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right. 

I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.

An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous. 

Cows are my passion. What I have ever sighed for has been to retreat to a Swiss farm, and live entirely surrounded by cows - and china.

Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity's belief in justice, strengthen its confidence in the nobility of the human soul, and sustain all our hopes for a glorious life for all.

To have a great idea, have a lot of them.

The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.