It was not his habit to dwell on what could have been, but what could never be.

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.

Before I met you, my life ran on sheer amusement. After I met you, my life ran on sheer compassion.

In the long run men hit only what they aim at. Therefore though they should fall immediately they had better aim at something high.

I don't like to sell my finest pieces.

Engineering without imagination sinks to a trade.

My grandmother was utterly convinced I'd wind up as the Archbishop of Canterbury. And, to be honest, I've never entirely ruled it out.

I've turned down shows offering large amounts of money.

Grief is a circular staircase.

Great leaders must have two things: a vision of the world that does not yet exist and the ability to communicate that vision clearly.

I think anything you do that's different, that doesn't take the typical approach, invites differing opinions.

Different people bring out different aspects of ones personality.