The last moment is past; this moment is present; and, the next moment will be future. The past, present, and future change with every tick of the clock.

I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.

I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.

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.

Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.  

I don't like to repeat success, I like to go on to other things.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.

Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!

History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them.

If something can corrupt you, you're corrupted already.

Don’t see others doing better than you, beat your own records everyday, because success is a fight between you and yourself.