"Placing on writers the responsibility to represent a culture is an onerous burden"

"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"

"Culture is a way of coping with the world by defining it in detail"

"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"

"The ability to accept responsibility is the measure of the man"

"No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive"

"We cannot afford to lose any more species to extinction. It is our responsibility to protect and preserve the natural world for future generations"

"Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it"

"Of course as children, we all, in all cultures and societies, learn behavior from observation, imitation, and encouragement of various kinds. So by the suggestion made, we all 'pretend' most of the time"

"If we are to preserve culture we must continue to create it"

"Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility"