Afrikaner Language Quotes & Sayings

We're about to hit that age when we'll be too exhausted to maintain friendships, and the days of hanging out will be long behind us. — Gume Laurel III

The novel since its origins has been the privatization of history ... the history of private life ... and in that sense every novel is an historical novel ... — Jose Emilio Pacheco

Things My Mother Does Not Do 1. Complain. 2. Dispose of almost anything, including years-old margarine tubs possibly hoarded for the dispersal of emergency rations. 3. Ignore a coupon. 4. Put anything away. 5. Allow me to talk "long distance" for more than three minutes without yelling in the background. 6. Give up without a fight. O — George Hodgman

A creative and artistic home is what I've been looking for in the theatre. — Kenneth Branagh

The idea of an Afrikaner people as a cultural entity and religious group with a special language will be retained in South Africa as long as civilisation stands. — P. W. Botha

Emerson said, "The soul contains the event that shall befall it. — Norman Vincent Peale

When we know Love, fear has no value in our presence. There is no pressure to perform and mask our humanity. We can BE and when we BE. We can inspire others to BE. — E'yen A. Gardner

I had a terror - since September - I could tell to none - and so I sing, as the Boy does by the Burying Ground - — Jerome Charyn

When asked why I am single, my reply is simply; I consider myself a black pearl rare in my authenticity, adding a mysterious beauty to the select few who can recognize & even fewer who appreciate my worth. So instead of dating, I throw myself into working in the field. If my Boaz recognizes me amongst the black rocks ... great! If not, the magnificence of my rarity will simply radiate onto those working the fields as well in the form of teaching, which is what I do. — Sanjo Jendayi

It was growing dark, and somehow the shadows made it feel as if all the trees had taken a collective step towards the house, edging in to shut out the sky. — Ruth Ware

Organizations endure, however, in proportion to the breadth of the morality by which they are governed. Thus the endurance of organization depends upon the quality of leadership; and that quality derives from the breadth of the morality upon which it rests. — Chester Barnard

Then love knew it was called love.
And when I lifted my eyes to your name,
suddenly your heart showed me my way — Pablo Neruda

Lately, I just let myself eat it more because I think, 'Oh, my God, a piece of cheese tastes so good'. I think it's your body telling you something. — Jean Smart

People love steak all over the United States. — Michael Mina