It always seems impossible until it's done.

Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.

I have always regarded myself, in the first place, as an African patriot.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

Before I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of South Africa's leading organization - and I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think.

I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days.