这个奖是对南非全体人民的赞扬，特别是那些在奋斗中挣扎的人们，我是代表他们受奖。
——1993年12月获颁诺贝尔和平奖
Trust is built through transparency and accountability.
我们都是自己经历的囚徒。
In looking for someone to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. But the most important is integrity because if they don't have that, the other two qualities, intelligence and energy, are going to kill you.
我对与任何人竞争都不感兴趣。我希望我们都成功。
可持续捕捞不是一种选择，如果我们想保护海洋生态系统，这是唯一的前进方向。
我不让成功改变我，我让它提升我。