It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: then it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.

Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.

My only desire is that India should be a good producer and no one should be hungry, shedding tears for food in the Country.

As an attorney, I could be rather flamboyant in court. I did not act as though I were a black man in a white man's court, but as if everyone else - white and black - was a guest in my court. When trying a case, I often made sweeping gestures and used high-flown language.

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.

I always tell people that religious institutions and political institutions should be separate. So while I'm telling people this, IS myself continue with them combined. Hypocrisy!

90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world.

You don't know what you can get away with until you try.

Bigotry tries to keep teeth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it.

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

Religion is more than life. Remember that his own religion is the truest to every man even if it stands low in the scales of philosophical comparison.

life loses half its interest if there is no struggle, if there are no risk to be taken.