"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."

"The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them."

"What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead."

"I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself."

"There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself over to despair. That way lays defeat and death."