"The big battle at the end of DW isn't drawn from history, but it's influenced by history, certainly"

"Better one's House be too little one day than too big all the Year after"

"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"

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things"

"The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines"

"History is a set of lies agreed upon"

"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"

"Big words seldom accompany good deeds"

"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"

"It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do"