Noteable Quotes

 

THE polluters must come to rescue Namibia. – Prime Minister Nahas Angula commenting that the rich industrialised countries, that caused the conditions leading to climate change, must assist countries affected by it

THE vast majority of human beings dislike and even dread all notions with which they are not familiar. Hence it comes about that at their first appearance innovators have always been derided as fools and madmen. – Aldous Huxley (1894 – 1963),  English novelist

POLITICIANS are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers. – Nikita Khrushchev (1894 – 1971), First secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

YOU talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts. – Khalil Gibran (1883 – 1931), Lebanese-American mystic, poet and artist

DON’T approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side. – Jewish proverb

From the history books
I’M not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful. – American actress Marilyn Monroe. On October 27, 1999, the dress that Marilyn Monroe wore to sing ‘Happy Birthday, Mr President’ to President John F Kennedy was sold for around N$9 million – a record for an item of clothing at auction.

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