In Art, man reveals himself and not his objects.

You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. 

When I came to Johannesburg from the countryside, I knew nobody, but many strangers were very kind to me. I then was dragged into politics, and then, subsequently, I become a lawyer.

For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice, necessity and importance of political and social rights.

Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God.

When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.

Social distancing is bad for communities and ethnic groups. It is physical distancing that is important for the fight against COVID-19.

We may never be strong enough to be entirely non violence in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it.

Whatever you have, you must either use or lose.