You should have seen him, ” she said. “A real ladies’ man. Stuff in his hair. Dark glasses. Fancy shoes. He had no idea how funny he looked. I much prefer men with ordinary shoes and honest trousers.

Boys, men, " she said. "They're all the same. They think that this [their manhood] is something special and they're all so proud of it. They do not know how ridiculous it is.

There are many sadnesses in the hearts of men who are far away from their countries.

I said to him that Zululand sounded fine, but that every man has a map in his heart of his own country and that the heart will never allow you to forget this map.

It was curious how some people had a highly developed sense of guilt, she thought, while others had none.

The only thing that makes me sad is that I shall be leaving Africa when I die. I love Africa, which is my mother and my father. When I am dead, I shall miss the smell of Africa

Many people will fight you, not because you are wrong, but because you are different.

History is what we write, not what we remember. Why should we tarnish the memory of our planet by enshrining our less then noble deeds?

The king knows with what ardor and perseverance I have at all times been devoted to the cause of liberty and to the principles of humanity, equality and justice.

I'm away 250 days a year. It's a tough situation.

Eccentric doesn't bother me. 'Eccentric' being a poetic interpretation of a mathematical term meaning something that doesn't follow the lines - that's okay.

We have to embrace obstacles to reach the next stage of joy

[When told that her grandchild had her nose:] I didn't get this nose until I was thirty-four.

Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.

When we radiate the warmth of our love-energy, our compassion-energy on the planet, we shine the qualities of our Source!

Hide from change and it will hide from you