De Klerk V Quotes & Sayings

We choose, ourselves, to be hurt or not to be hurt, no matter what. Us who decides. Nobody else. — Richard Bach

The government that came into power after the April 1994 elections was going to need a budget. It was drafted by our finance minister, Derek Keys, and he convinced them of the necessity to stay within the free-market principles that had been in force in South Africa for decades. — F. W. De Klerk

The ANC party from time to time comes with legislation which, if accepted and if not nullified by the constitution of court, would have the effect of undermining the constitution and eroding its values. — F. W. De Klerk

If somebody loves you, you accept it because you love yourself. You are happy with yourself; somebody else is happy - good! It does not get in your head, it does not make you madly egoistic. You simply enjoy yourself; somebody else also finds you enjoyable - good! While it lasts, live the fiction as beautifully as possible - it will not last forever. That, — Osho

I believe that first impressions are very important. — F. W. De Klerk

What I haven't apologised for is the original concept of seeking to bring justice to all South Africans through the concept of nation states. — F. W. De Klerk

When I talk about the end of apartheid, I prefer not to claim the honor that I have ended it. — F. W. De Klerk

The question that we must ask is whether we are making progress toward the goal of universal peace. Or are we caught up on a treadmill of history, turning forever on the axle of mindless aggression and self-destruction? — F. W. De Klerk

It was fortunate in looking back for South Africa and its entire people that Mandela and I found it possible to work together even though big strains developed between us from time to time. — F. W. De Klerk

I felt a sense of fulfillment that an action plan, which I'd laid on the table on the 2nd of February 1990, had been fulfilled, had been properly implemented within the time frame which I envisaged. — F. W. De Klerk

My father was a very humble and down to earth man, and was known for being very honest and trustworthy. — Wissam Al Mana

The relationship between me and President Mandela right at the beginning was not a very well-established relationship. It was based on two meetings. — F. W. De Klerk

Peace does not fare well where poverty and deprivation reign. It does not flourish where there is ignorance and a lack of education and information. — Frederik Willem De Klerk

You need just what you do not know, and what you really know is worthless. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

I had seen Shawn Levy's movie just before, Just Married. And I think when I met him too, he's very smart and together and he's got it together. — Piper Perabo

You cannot say we are a healthy, dynamic democracy when one party wins almost two-thirds of the vote. — F. W. De Klerk

I played an integral part in helpings formulating that new vision ... that we must abandon apartheid and accept one united South Africa with equal rights for all, with all forms of discrimination to be scrapped from the statute book. — F. W. De Klerk

CHAPTER XIV COMPRISING FURTHER PARTICULARS OF OLIVER'S STAY AT MR. BROWNLOW'S. WITH THE REMARKABLE PREDICTION WHICH ONE MR. GRIMWIG UTTERED CONCERNING HIM, WHEN HE WENT OUT ON AN ERRAND — Charles Dickens

It gives me more breadth as an actor and as an artist to not be pigeonholed. — Jeff Bridges

Were we a rational society, a virtue of which we have rarely been accused, we would husband our oil and gas resources. — M. King Hubbert

It was an honour for me to have been able to work with Mr. Mandela in the process that led to the adoption of the interim constitution and our first democratic elections in April 1994. — F. W. De Klerk

I'm told there's no going back. So I'm choosing forward. — Rachel Cohn

The royal family's existence is a constant reminder of the hollowness of John Major's rhetoric, and idiotic statements by its leading members a constant boost to the republican cause. They're fine opening hospitals. It's when they open their mouths they get into trouble. — Alastair Campbell

President Mandela was not a hands-on president at any time. — F. W. De Klerk

And when they're old enough I'm going to tell my little girls that everybody looks a little crazy if you're looking close enough, and if, you can't look that close then you don't really love them. All the while life goes around. And if you keep waiting for somebody perfect you'll never find love, because it's how much you love them is what makes them perfect. — Chuck Palahniuk

In our quest for peace, we should constantly ask ourselves what we should do to create conditions in which peace can prosper. — F. W. De Klerk

My predecessor, P. W. Botha, had an inner circle, and I did not like it. I preferred decisions to evolve out of cabinet discussions. That way, we achieved real co-ownership of our policies. — F. W. De Klerk

Penny: PROBLEM. Spider in the clean laundry basket and now it's gone. I have to burn down the house. Gray: No. Penny: You're not grasping the severity of this situation. The spider is huge and it's going to eat the cat. Gray: Then the spider will rightfully take our cat's place and become our beloved spider cat. Penny: This is on you. And remember that thing I said you could do to me tonight? It's off the table. — Jill Shalvis

I have made the most profound apology in front of the Truth Commission and on other occasions about the injustices which were wrought by apartheid. — F. W. De Klerk

For many years, I supported the concept of separate states. — F. W. De Klerk

Many people have accused me of having a romantic view, whereas I personally I feel sorry for those who have lost romance in their lives. — Arundhati Roy

Above all, we owe it to the children of the world to stop the conflicts and to create new horizons for them. — F. W. De Klerk

She doesn't think she's worthy to live. But she doesn't realize, she is life. — Derek Raymond

When I first met Mandela, we did not discuss anything of substance; we just felt each other out. He spent a long time expressing his admiration for the Boer generals and how ingenious they were during the Anglo-Boer war. — F. W. De Klerk