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I enjoyed the discipline and solitariness of long-distance running, which allowed me to escape from the hurly-burly of school life.
A man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow mindedness.
If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
Whose life testifies to the truth that there is no shame in being oppressed: Those who should be ashamed are they who oppress others.
An organisation can only carry out its mandate if there is discipline, and where there is no discipline there can be no real progress
I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come.
If the ANC does to you what the apartheid government did to you, then you must do to the ANC what you did to the apartheid government.
You mustn't compromise your principles, but you mustn't humiliate the opposition. No one is more dangerous than one who is humiliated.
The time for the healing of the wounds has come. The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come. The time to build is upon us.
We must look within ourselves, become responsible and provide fresh solutions if we ever want to do more than complain,or make excuses.
Out of the experience of extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long, must be born a society of which all humanity will be proud.
There are few misfortunes in this world that you cannot turn into a personal trimuph if you have the iron will and the neccessary skill.
Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.
South Africans must recall the terrible past so that we can deal with it, forgiving where forgiveness is necessary but never forgetting.
Sometimes strident, often tender, never afraid and seldom without humour, Desmond Tutu's voice will always be the voice of the voiceless.
We can build a society grounded on friendship and our common humanity - a society founded on tolerance. That is the only road open to us.
These numbers are staggering, in fact incomprehensible. By all accounts, we are dealing with the greatest health crisis in human history.
I came to accept that I have no right whatsoever to judge others in terms of my own customs, however much I may be proud of such customs.
Political division, based on color, is entirely artificial; and when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group by another.
Our children are our greatest treasure. They are our future. Those who abuse them tear at the fabric of our society and weaken our nation.
It is time for the next generations to continue our struggle against social injustice and for the rights of humanity. It is in your hands.
I cannot and will not give any undertaking at a time when I, and you, the people, are not free. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.
Children are the most important asset in a country. For them to become that asset, they must receive education and love from their parents.
If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important - and you do that by being genuine and humble.
If you look at those matters, you will come to the conclusion that the attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world peace.
The relations between a man and his or her god is a personal matter; you can't go out and challenge the belief of people in a superior being.
Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place.
There's one place where (Fidel Castro’s) Cuba stands out head and shoulders above the rest – that is in its love for human rights and liberty!
There is nothing to popularize a person. Only humility, which is the ability to remain in the background and to put others in the front light.
Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the hearts of people.
There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society has been enormous.
When you are behind bars with no hope of release, you need to find strength wherever you can. Personally, I found strength in Michael Jackson.
There are many people who have worked just because they love the community in which they are in, without expecting any financial consideration.
We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.
Justice and I became friends, though we were opposites in many ways - he was extroverted, I was introverted; he was lighthearted, I was serious.
Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.
Freedom is meaningless if people cannot put food in their stomachs, if they can have no shelter, if illiteracy and disease continue to dog them.
I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses. We must never forget that it is our duty to protect this environment.
There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way.
History will surely judge us harshly if we do not respond with all the energy and resources that we can bring to bear in the fight against HIV/AIDS
No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.
Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?
I was neglected by my family because I had disappointed them - I'd run away from being forced into an arranged marriage, which was a big blow to them.
In the end, reconciliation is a spiritual process, which requires more than just a legal framework. It has to happen in the hearts and minds of people.
No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated. Any nation that is progressive is led by people who have had the privilege of studying.
A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.
Who could doubt that sport is a crucial window for the propagation of fair play and justice? After all, fair play is a value that is essential to sport.
There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who have not been able to conquer poverty.
As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.
What freedom am I being offered while the organization of the people remains banned? Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts.