I Am Not An Optimist, But A

No Country Can Really Develop Unless Its Citizens Are Educated. Any Nation That Is Progressive Is Led By People Who Have Had The Privilege Of Studying.

The First Election In Which All South Africans Took Part Was In April, 1994. There Were Long Queues [lines] Of Employers And Employees, Black And White. In The Sense Of Africans, Coloreds And Indians - When I Talk About Blacks, I Mean Those Three. Blacks And Whites Mingled To Vote Without Any Hitches. Many People Would Have Expected A Great Deal Of Tension, Clashes And Violence, But It Did Not Occur.

I Have Been Influenced In My Thinking By Both West And East.

My Son Has Died Of Aids.

But The Human Body Has An Enormous Capacity For Adjusting To Trying Circumstances. I Have Found That One Can Bear The Unbearable If One Can Keep One's Spirits Strong Even When One's Body Is Being Tested. Strong Convictions Are The Secret Of Surviving Deprivation; Your Spirit Can Be Full Even When Your Stomach Is Empty.