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Quotes by South-african Authors
"But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power."
"I eventually saw the satirical nature of caricaturing individuals."
"Tool of Communist agitators... it's really a joke, isn't it? Because, quite clearly, we are a party of real moderates. It just shows how little they understand."
"I mean one of the basic rules when you're acting is that you mustn't stand in judgement on a character, you mustn't say Hitler was a bad man because you can't act in that way."
"Prayer is a phenomenal tool for power, prudence and prosperity."
"Respect by fear isn't respect... it's fear."
"The 'institution of marriage' is being threatened - by people getting married? Huh?"
"Religion is more beautiful when it brings out the goodness in a person."
"You don't expect to get the letter saying, Her Majesty would like to appoint you Knight Commander of the British Empire! It was just a completely overwhelming and exciting day."
"I am not the kind of leader who pontificates about what should be done - I don't operate on scenarios, and I am not a prophet."
"The coining of their new catch-phrase 'homophiliac' displayed in contrast to 'homophobic' was rather amusing, though to think that they believe it means anything different to 'homophobic' is just facetious. It's like someone trying to create a difference in definition between 'genocide' and 'ethnic cleansing' - or to make the one look better or less reprehensible than the other."
"Pain, unless it is physical, was sold to you (by your culture)."
"The garden is an unemployed township-based man's cubicle."
"God has been FAITHFUL to me, in Him I have FAITH."
"People who complain about something that they cannot do anything about are as irritating as those who complain about something that they can do something about."
"As a result, ways out of the crisis are being intensively searched for at all levels - ways, which, however, aim at maintaining the whites' control over the country."
"There are enough real enemies and threats in the world without having to invent imaginary ones."
"Thou shalt not follow someone, merely because they are following you."
"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them."
"People say that slaves were taken from Africa. This is not true: People were taken from Africa, among them healers and priests, and were made into slaves."
"I am a shocker. I like to create controversy. It's my trademark."
"At the end, the realization is that she had to get to a place in her life where she could drop her guard and make peace with the fact that whether she had a small amount of time, that she had to kind of live it completely through, instead of living by the rules."
"I'd rather have happiness than money. People ask for it. Sometimes when I don't have it. I make other people's problems my problem because they want me to; they ask me to."
"No good work is ever done while the heart is hot and anxious and fretted."
"We seek to create a united Democratic and non-racial society."
"I remain your servant and I will do as you ask of me."
"I do not think that condemning people who murder and killing them necessarily sends out the right message."
"When you understand the power of praise, you can't waste precious time on cursing the enemy, but rather be steadfast in praising God for the guaranteed victories. After all there is no essence in fighting battles that are won already."
"Forever' is an illusion that human beings promise each other when they are horny, or, trying to appear holy."
"Beliefs are conclusions reached by men who are lazy to think for themselves."
"Life enslaves the poor by giving them problems that money can resolve, or, dissolve."
"In my country we go to prison first and then become President."
"A truly compassionate man gives a poor woman a portion of his meal before he eats, not after he has eaten."
"Nothing complements a fast mind better than a slow tongue. And nothing aggravates a slow mind better than a fast tongue."
"We didn't sleep last week - we literally didn't sleep - because we've been so busy with the book."
"I represent all the enlightened people in this country, and that's a fine thing to be able to do. It infuriates my opponents when I say this, but it is true."
"Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected."
"Some mistakes are worse than others: wearing your underwear inside out isn't as uncomfortable as wearing it back to front."
"But I think theatre in a repressive society is an immensely exciting event and theatre in a luxurious old, affluent old society like ours is an entertaining event."
"Some people are so sexually unattractive that the thought of masturbating turns them off."
"So how critics will perceive your film or your work, or whether your movie is going to make $100 million at the box office, or whether you are going to be winning any awards - well, you have no control over that."
"That's my life in there. It would never be possible today to ask as many questions as I did."
"We will continue to count on your unwavering support and commitment to working with leaders of our continent in bringing about the desired renaissance of Africa."
"But as you say, the fundamental stumbling block is the question of the future of the economy. And it's not just the sort of economic laboratory question, of what kind of system would best generate growth, which is the way it's presented."
"Perhaps the best definition of progress would be the continuing efforts of men and women to narrow the gap between the convenience of the powers that be and the unwritten charter."
"Rich men use most of their money to get richer. Poor men use most of their money to look richer."
"My Lovely GrandsonYour lovely smile that warms my heartYour infectious laughter that brings me joyI fell in love in with your charming characterGrandma's little boyMay God protect you in every aspect of your lifeMay He give you wisdom in everything you doMay He bless you and keep youAll the days of your life."
"Anyways, that very same night there was a fight in the casino on B Deck. Some of the passengers got in a set-to that looked to be more about who was eyeballing whose boyfriend than who had the right to wear the same outfit that two of the ladies appeared to be wearing at the same time. Or possibly, what it was really about was who was wearing said outfit better."
"To be better equipped for the tests that the year will bring - read a textbook. To prepare for the tests that life will bring - read a book."
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