The brain can be developed just the same as the muscles can be developed, if on will only take the pains to trainthe mind to think.

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.

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.

By ancestry, I was born to rule.

Hating clouds the mind. It gets in the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate.

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.