I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

The titanic effort that has brought liberation to South Africa, and ensured the total liberation of Africa, constitutes an act of redemption for the black people of the world.

If you are overconfident, you may learn things the hard way.

There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who have not been able to conquer poverty.

I very rarely think in words at all. A thought comes, and I may try to express it in words afterwards.

Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.

Friendship is evolving into a relationship of convenience.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.

There's a way to do it better - find it.

If I had remained in Lhasa, even without the Chinese occupation, I would probably have carried the ceremonial role in some orthodox way.

Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.