Everybody likes a compliment.

I have just got a new theory of eternity.

In Art, man reveals himself and not his objects.

It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on the human mind it has overcome man's insecurity before himself and before nature.

If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.  

Life is not just about winning and success. It has a lot to do with learning from mistakes.

Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be.

Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity as the principles of life.

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to recover impotence.

Every time you give, you hope you'll see something new - some new species. Sometimes the ocean gives you a gift, sometimes it doesn't.

Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity's belief in justice, strengthen its confidence in the nobility of the human soul, and sustain all our hopes for a glorious life for all.