Notable Quotes
HOW can they not be responsible for a violent assault against their guests inside the fenced, secured and private property of the resort? – Debora Ribeiro, an Angolan national, on her father being assaulted and robbed at the Kupferquelle Resort at Tsumeb in January.
FOR them to go wild is unacceptable. If that is the route they are taking, we can also take the same route and inform our employees ourselves. – Secretary to Cabinet, Frans Kapofi, on the Namibia National Teachers’ Union giving the government a two day ultimatum, threatening to take unspecified action.
YOU do not need a licence to manufacture bullets. – Helmut Wasserman, an Austrian by birth who lives on Portion 332 at Brakwater, who is currently at loggerheads with his neighbour, Dominique Pratt.
BY joining, you are doing your part; if you see police officers involving themselves in criminal activities, report them. – Vehangaiza Ruiter, a police community affairs officer, on about 100 Khorixas residents signing up for the Women and Men Against Crime Network in the Kunene Region.
WE have learnt that starting a business needs patience, faith, hard work and dedication. The beginning is tough and the process can be protracted, so you need to be in it for the long run. Also remember that is doesn’t matter how many doors you have to knock on, one will eventually open. – Dr Petrina Auino, a qualified naturopath, who along with her friend and fellow naturopath, Dr Penehafo Shindume, started Nature’s Way, a natural health centre which focuses on alternative and complementary medicine.
From the History Books
I AM glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes. – Edna St Vincent Millay (February 22 1892 – October 19 1950) was an American lyrical poet, playwright and feminist. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923, becoming the third woman to win the award, and was also known for her activism. She used the pseudonym Nancy Boyd for her prose work.
WHEN we go before Him, God will ask, “Where are you wounds?” And we will say, “I have no wounds.” And God will ask, “Was there nothing worth fighting for?” – Reverend Allan Aubrey Boesak (born February 23 1945) is a South African Dutch Reformed Church cleric, politician and anti-apartheid activist. He was sentenced to prison for fraud in 1999 but was subsequently granted an official pardon and reinstated as a cleric in late 2004.
DON’T let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your inner voice. – Steven Paul Jobs (February 24 1955 – October 5 2011) was an American entrepreneur and inventor, best known as the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Apple Inc. He also co-founded and served as the CEO of Pixar Animation Studies, and served as a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company. He had a net worth of approximately US $10.2 billion.