Afrikaans Boere Quotes & Sayings

Economic growth which strips out the planet's ecosystems is not sustainable — Helen Clark

She seemed able to go to sleep whenever she wanted to, a skill I envied and did not have. — Neil Gaiman

The point to remember, of course, when considering the universe at large is that we don't actually know what is in our own solar system. Now, — Bill Bryson

Mammon, n. The god of the world's leading religion. His chief temple is in the city of New York — Ambrose Bierce

Each of us carries within himself a collection of instant insults. — Haim Ginott

We have to love our freedom, not just for the private opportunities it provides, but for the goodness it makes possible. — John McCain

Retirement is like sex. Men love to talk about it but when the time finally comes they're good for about fifteen minutes then they're dying to put their tie back on. — Paula Wall

Nobody knew what he knew. The whirl of time, the true life inside him. This was his leverage, his only control. He watched his mother browning the flour, her hands rising sticky-white from the heavy-bottomed pan. He ran messages to steamship lines. He lay near sleep, falling into reverie, the powerful world of Oswald-hero, guns flashing in the dark. The reverie of control, perfection of rage, perfection of desire, the fantasy of night, rain-slick streets, the heightened shadows of men in dark coats, like men on movie posters. The dark had a power. — Don DeLillo

Am I a prodigy?" I ask.
Miss Person snorts. She pushed the cap back on her purple pen. 'You have some talent and you work hard. I'll take that over prodigy any day. — Linda Urban

Socialism is an attack on the right to breathe freely. No socialist system can be established without a political police. — Winston Churchill

How did you fare with the Queen?" he asked.
"I have no idea," I said honestly. "Everything she said was perfectly nice, but the whole time she was looking at me as if I were something her dog spit up. — Leigh Bardugo

Just be yourself and the right guy will come along, whether it be today, tomorrow, or next year. It'll happen! — Jared Padalecki

There was a little afternoon show that was called Afternoon. Back in those days in television, most local stations had a midday show for housewives that had a series of things. It was like a variety show for midday. — Jim Henson

And success in any endeavor where self-discipline is involved boils down to this question: can you make yourself do something you don't particularly want to do in order to get a result you would like to have? — Andy Andrews

Only those persons who have lived, really lived, are ready, welcoming, receptive, thankful to death. Then death is not the enemy. Then death becomes the fulfillment. — Rajneesh