When opponents keep harping on one point, it is a sure sign of success!

To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.

Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness, and a rational outlook, which eventually leads to success.

I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.

I promise that I will do my best to be worthy of the faith and confidence you have placed in me and my organisation, the African National Congress. Let us build the future together, and toast a better life for all South Africans.

Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.