I don't really want to play parts that I think are not fully developed or fleshed out, especially with female roles.
I'm a sinner. I fumble. People must see me as one of them. The things that worry them, must worry me
One has to set high standards. . . I can never be happy with mediocre performance.
The export of oil, the export of minerals, will for many decades continue to be a critical part for the growth of African economies. The emphasis is on diversification. We have for many years - not just in South Africa but in many parts of the continent - spoken about beneficiation. And I think part of the secret, in relation to beneficiation, is you have got to make it attractive, profitable for the private sector - and it will take off. You may have to look at mechanisms like tax concessions. . . You will not have to worry about beneficiation if it makes commercial sense.
All our businesses comprise of the BEST people money can buy. My policy is hire the best and pay them well
My parents insisted that we should always be respectful, never forget where we come from and that we are part of the challenges facing our people
We can only love what we know, and we can never know completely what we do not love. Love is a mode of knowledge
Tennis is my life, obviously; I need to focus, I need to win. But it's not the only thing. I'm not going to play forever.
Many readers simply can't stomach fantasy. They immediately picture elves with broadswords or mighty-thewed barbarians with battle axes, seeking the bejeweled Coronet of Obeisance. . . (But) the best fantasies pull aside the velvet curtain of mere appearance. . . . In most instances, fantasy ultimately returns us to our own now re-enchanted world, reminding us that it is neither prosaic nor meaningless, and that how we live and what we do truly matters.
In the most important sense a creationist is a person who believes in creation, and that includes people who believe that Genesis is a myth and that creation involved a process called evolution and consumed billions of years.