"I can't change history, I don't want to change history. I can only change the future. I'm working on that"

"The tiger is a magnificent creature and one that is threatened by human activities on all fronts. It is up to us to protect this iconic species and ensure that it has a future in the wild"

"The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down"

"History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon"

"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race"

"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"

"The best way to predict the future is to create it"

"We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans"

"Happy is the person who knows what to remember of the past, what to enjoy in the present, and what to plan for in the future"

"History is a set of lies agreed upon"

"Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future"