Noteable Quotes

YES we have gays and lesbians. We cannot ignore that they are human beings too. – Karas Regional Governor Dawid Boois after a representation at a council meeting describing the issue as sensitive

THEY don’t just vote they throw bricks as well. – South African political analyst Susan Booysen on the behaviour of voters during the current unrest in the countryMIRKA, Myla and Charlene are all healthy and doing very well. – Swiss tennis great Roger Federer announcing the birth of his twin daughters Charlene and Myla on ThursdayTHEY (villagers) believe their acts would get the weather gods badly embarrassed, who in turn would ensure bumper crops by sending rains. – Indian village council official Upendra Kumar, explaining why farmers in the eastern state of Bihar have asked their unmarried daughters to plough parched fields in the nude to bring rain KINDNESS is the golden chain by which society is bound together. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher A RACEHORSE is an animal that can take several thousand people for a ride at the same time. – UnknownFrom the history booksIT’S one of the most beautiful, most powerful feelings. I love my job. – US cyclist Lance Armstrong, on winning the Tour de France on July 29 2001. Armstrong joined an elite band of hat-trick winners and confirmed his place as one of cycling’s modern greats.