Quotes from Cyril Ramaphosa

I believe that our economy is not a one- or two-percent growth economy; I believe it can grow at four percent, and we can revitalize our economy if we do the right things.

We need to rid our State Owned Enterprises of corruption because the money being siphoned out should be funding them.

As members of the executive, we are accountable to Parliament.

We have all the good policies, all right visions, but the problem is implementation. When we come out of national conference, we want those leaders we have chosen to be those who can implement policies.

Money has come to play a very bad role in the ANC; people's votes are bought, and patronage has become the order of the day. All those deviant tendencies need to be curbed.

We want to renew our vows with our people. We want to reconnect with our people. We want to get our people excited again.

In defence of Madiba's legacy, we will continue to wage a relentless war on corruption and mismanagement of the resources of our country.

Marikana is a huge wake-up call.

We need to make sure that the ANC branches are strong, that they can lead the communities we live in.

Whenever you go through the length and breadth of our country... you see a long face: you will see the long face of an African woman because she's black, because she's poor.

When courts rule in our country, we have them as the final arbiter on matters in which we might not agree on. And that is an important pillar of our democracy.

We are a nation that does not build walls. We do not believe in building walls. And that defines who we are. We are South Africans, and we do not subscribe to the building of walls.

We will wash and clean the ANC, and it will be the ANC you know. The ANC that will work for the people.

We need to mobilise our structures and our supporters to oppose state capture and corruption in whatever form it takes.

There are times when leadership needs to take a bold move forward. And there are times when the leadership needs to act on the basis of what the grass roots say. You need to have your political thermometer constantly in the political waters to know when to give leadership in what way.

We cannot effect meaningful change if we become complacent, if we become comfortable with our own positions in the status quo.

Climate change is a reality.

We should put behind us the era of diminishing trust in public institutions and weakened confidence in our country's public leaders.

No man is born believing that he has dominion over women. Instead, this view is handed down from generation to generation and amplified through social custom, culture, and popular media.

We are going to seek to improve the lives of our people on an ongoing basis, and since 1994, we have done precisely that.

There is nothing wrong with students demanding free education, and, in fact, it is something that our children deserve.

We have to have a good look at the Constitution. Let's determine where the shortcomings are. Then we can start talking of clauses.

The ANC must ensure that South Africa does not become a mafia state because once you reach that state, all the wheels have come off.

Free education for all - whilst it is a desirable notion, in South Africa it will simply not be affordable.