Noteable Quotes

ALL shebeens must close at 24h00. – Poster at a demonstration in Lüderitz against drug trafficking and the rising crime rate at the southern harbour town

I ONLY hit her with the axe, but I did not touch her with my hands. – Self confessed axe murderer Wilbard Uushona Mbavu claimed in the Windhoek High Court on FridayIN our country is not about blood up to your ankles. It’s vociferous, it’s vigorous but once the elections are over we move on with the work that needs to be done. – ANC spokesperson Jessie Duarte speaking about the ruling party’s relationship with the opposition Democratic Alliance which has won the Western CapeI’M not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues. – Franklin D Roosevelt (1882 – 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. NATURAL ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability. – Cicero (106 BC – 43 BC) was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. He is widely considered one of Rome’s greatest orators and prose stylistsLOVE and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea. – British playwright and novelist Henry Fielding (1707 – 1754) From the history booksFRIENDSHIP is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything. – American boxer and activist Muhammad Ali, (Born1942) refused induction into the US Army and was stripped of his boxing title on April 28 1967.