Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving.

What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?

All roads lead to Johannesburg.

One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.

When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.

To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one's responsibility as a free man.

I envision someday a great, peaceful South Africa in which the world will take pride, a nation in which each of many different groups will be making its own creative contribution.

Let me not be afraid to defend the weak because of the anger of the strong, nor afraid to defend the poor because of the anger of the rich.

It is not permissible to add to one's possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men. Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.

I have always found that actively loving saves one from a morbid preoccupation with the shortcomings of society.

But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power.

Love is the only brick that hits you on the head and gives you a smile instead of tears.

Silence often expresses 'more powerfully than speech the verdict and judgment of society.

I thought I would lose, so I didn't prepare a speech.

If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.

Awe is the beginning of wisdom. Awe is the beginning of education.

You must never name the goal. You must never tell us the target you're hitting for. You must automatically go toward it without ever naming it.

I really feel that if you're gonna be good, you gotta practice... Practice whatever the hell you do.

Suggesting I hate people with religion because I hate religion is like suggesting I hate people with cancer because I hate cancer.

I don't have children, but we all want to protect whatever we love in life.

I have rules for a lot of areas of my life. Love is not going to be one of them.