If You Make One Gift This Year,

What Has Sustained Me Even In The Most Grim Moments Is The Knowledge That I Am A Member Of A Tried And Tested Family Which Has Triumphed Over Many Difficulties.

The Best Weapon Is To Sit Down And Talk.

No One In My Family Had Ever Attended School [...] On The First Day Of School My Teacher, Miss Mdingane, Gave Each Of Us An English Name. This Was The Custom Among Africans In Those Days And Was Undoubtedly Due To The British Bias Of Our Education. That Day, Miss Mdingane Told Me That My New Name Was Nelson. Why This Particular Name I Have No Idea.

If You Want The Cooperation Of Humans Around You, You Must Make Them Feel They Are Important - And You Do That By Being Genuine And Humble.

When We Decided To Take Up Arms, It Was Because The Only Other Choice Was To Surrender And To Submit To Slavery.