"Apartheid will not put us down. It will not make us look like we are oppressed. We are going to defy it."

"I wanted them to see that I was as good as any of them, and that's how our women did. We were women of determination.…"

"We are here! Not because the men say so or not because somebody has done us a favour, but because we were there when …"

"With all the difficulties, it was a life well-lived. If I had to do it again, I'd do exactly the same thing."

"Mme Ruth Mompati: A Life of Courage and Service"

"“Mme Ruth dedicated her entire life to the struggle and was a champion for the poor. We are saddened by her untimely …"

"South Africa's collective memory is an integral part of its living heritage"

"People without a memory cannot chart their past to the future"

"Our nation owes her an enormous debt of gratitude and appreciation for all the sacrifices she has made throughout her…"

"Poetry plays a significant role in the restoration of the memory of a nation"