Quotes by South African authors

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Small: There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have
Nelson Mandela
"There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: There is no such thing as part freedom
Nelson Mandela
"There is no such thing as part freedom"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capab
Nelson Mandela
"There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow o
Nelson Mandela
"There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: There can be no keener revelation of a societys soul than the way in which it treats its children
Nelson Mandela
"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: Only free men can negotiate prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated
Nelson Mandela
"Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one
Nelson Mandela
"Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: Money wont create success, the freedom to make it will
Nelson Mandela
"Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all
Nelson Mandela
"Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: It always seems impossible until its done
Nelson Mandela
"It always seems impossible until its done"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: In my country we go to prison first and then become President
Nelson Mandela
"In my country we go to prison first and then become President"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner
Nelson Mandela
"If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these
Nelson Mandela
"If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they dont ask for observers from Africa or fro
Nelson Mandela
"If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does
Nelson Mandela
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the p
Nelson Mandela
"I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man
Nelson Mandela
"I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure borders
Nelson Mandela
"I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure borders"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: For to be free is not merely to cast off ones chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the free
Nelson Mandela
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
Nelson Mandela
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: Does anybody really think that they didnt get what they had because they didnt have the talent or the strength
Nelson Mandela
"Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination
Nelson Mandela
"A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: The politics of the Cape Town Metro, which allows an executive Mayoral committee to make secret decisions whic
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"The politics of the Cape Town Metro, which allows an executive Mayoral committee to make secret decisions which affect you, behind closed doors, is wrong!"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader
Small: The IFP is here to put into practice what we preach
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"The IFP is here to put into practice what we preach"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader
Small: I am not the kind of leader who pontificates about what should be done - I dont operate on scenarios, and I am
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"I am not the kind of leader who pontificates about what should be done - I don't operate on scenarios, and I am not a prophet"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader
Small: Clearly you need a new team to go out to bat on your behalf to fight for your rights and to report back to you
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"Clearly you need a new team to go out to bat on your behalf; to fight for your rights and to report back to you personally and to the leadership of the IFP"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader
Small: The candidates before you know that the IFP has set up a system of deployed IFP national and provincial leader
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"The candidates before you know that the IFP has set up a system of deployed IFP national and provincial leaders who are not only monitoring the performance of candidates during these elections but will also do so after these elections"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader
Small: Personally, I believe in self-determination, but in the context of one South Africa - so that my self-determin
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"Personally, I believe in self-determination, but in the context of one South Africa - so that my self-determination is based in this region, and with my people"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader
Small: I have always believed in dialogue and in nonviolence, and if you look at my background you will see that it h
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"I have always believed in dialogue and in nonviolence, and if you look at my background you will see that it has always been my policy to talk to everyone"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader
Small: Well, surely, I am not in charge of South Africa
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"Well, surely, I am not in charge of South Africa"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader
Small: In Hanover Park they highlighted the terrible plight of backyard dwellers and the fact that year after year no
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"In Hanover Park they highlighted the terrible plight of backyard dwellers and the fact that year after year nothing has been done to help you: the hope and despair you all live with every day"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader
Small: My people have been sucked into the violence because some feel they have to retaliate, and some feel they have
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"My people have been sucked into the violence because some feel they have to retaliate, and some feel they have to protect themselves"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader
Small: I was proud to call Dr Rupert a friend. He was always a wonderful source of support and kindness
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"I was proud to call Dr Rupert a friend. He was always a wonderful source of support and kindness"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader
Small: We are here because we are determined to offer the people of the Western Cape choices which are long overdue
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"We are here because we are determined to offer the people of the Western Cape choices which are long overdue"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader
Small: South Africa is blessed to have women and men like yourselves who have little to give but give what you have w
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"South Africa is blessed to have women and men like yourselves who have little to give but give what you have with open hands and open hearts"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader
Small: My party is committed to a federation
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"My party is committed to a federation"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader
Small: I rejected the armed struggle because, as a Christian, I am committed to a nonviolent and peaceful struggle.
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"I rejected the armed struggle because, as a Christian, I am committed to a nonviolent and peaceful struggle. But people take their own initiatives, because it is a Lebanon type of situation here"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader
Small: I have been in America only once since Mr. Clinton became your president - as a speaker at the United Nations
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"I have been in America only once since Mr. Clinton became your president - as a speaker at the United Nations"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader
Small: All of our forebears contributed to what South Africa has become. That does not, however, mean that I must apo
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"All of our forebears contributed to what South Africa has become. That does not, however, mean that I must apologize to anyone for being born a Zulu, or for having that culture"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader
Small: AIDS is the biggest challenge, the major disaster facing this country and we would have wished for something m
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"AIDS is the biggest challenge, the major disaster facing this country and we would have wished for something more specific and far-reaching"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader