I had a number of great teachers and the ones that really were the strongest influences on me were women. They were really, really smart and interesting women.
Evidently the merit depends on the result of the work.
The sky is one whole, the water another; and between those two infinities the soul of man is in loneliness.
Nevertheless, in this sea of human wretchedness and malice there bloomed at times compassion, as a pale flower blooms in a putrid marsh.
I know that even the meanest person has still at his disposition high-sounding words wherewith to mask his real character.
I consider that in dialectics I am the equal of Socrates. As to women, I agree that each has three or four souls, but none of them a reasoning one.
Tell me,' asked Stas, 'what is a wicked deed?' 'If anyone takes away Kali's cow,' he answered after a brief reflection, 'that then is a wicked deed. ' 'Excellent!' exclaimed Stas, 'and what is a good one?' This time the answer came without any reflection: 'If Kali takes away the cow of somebody else, that is a good deed. ' Stas was too young to perceive that similar views of evil and good deeds were enunciated in Europe not only by politicians but by whole nations.
In fact, you see Hillary [Clinton] moving very far to the left. You see all the Republicans moving very far to the right.
Elvis, you're still King.
We are here because we are determined to offer the people of the Western Cape choices which are long overdue.
The first law of sustainability: population growth andor growth in the rate of consumption of resources cannot be sustained