Noteable Quotes

THE clouds in the Cuvelai look critical. – Chief Hydrologist in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Pauline Mufeti informing residents in the North about the pending seasonal efundja flood from Angola

THEY spend all their money on booze and then are too babbelas to go to church the next day. – Nampol’s Executive Representative on the Liquor Outlet and Police Relations Committees in Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, Chief Inspector George Xuagub warning police will come down hard on shebeens in the areaTHAT’S good; that’s healthy; that how it should be. – RDP Regional Secretary Augustus Unoovene praising Kuisebmond residents of all political persuasions for their tolerance and impeccable behaviour during a party event over the weekend HAPPINESS is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. – Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), American novelist and short story writer. THE politician is an acrobat. He keeps his balance by saying the opposite of what he does. – Maurice Barres (1862 – 1923), French novelist, journalist and politicianFRIENDS are like bras: close to your heart and there for support. – UnknownFrom the history booksPATRIOTISM is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. – Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 – 1910), American author and humourist, better known by the pen name Mark Twain, published his famous novel ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ on February 18, 1885