He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice. 

Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.

Materialism and commercialisation are destroying the basic human nature.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. 

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. 

Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.

From the beginning, Mandela and Tambo was besieged with clients. We were not the only African lawyers in South Africa, but we were the only firm of African lawyers. For Africans, we were the firm of first choice and last resort.