There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear.

I don't stand for the black man's side, I don' t stand for the white man's side. I stand for God's side.

Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time. 

It always seems impossible until it's done.

Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.

Weak leaders use others to defend them. The strong fight their own battles.

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Persuasion is achieved by the speaker's personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and opinions are divided.

When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.

Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.

Apart from life, a strong constitution, and an abiding connection to the Thembu royal house, the only thing my father bestowed upon me at birth was a name, Rolihlahla.

Peace begins with a smile.