Xela News Quotes & Sayings

We toured that record for a year, which turned out to be the culmination of ten years of being constantly on the road. We were sick to death of touring. — Michael Stipe

Sometimes, for the present," I said, turning to April, "all we can do is hold on. Sometimes it's that ability, and that ability alone, that gets us through the rough parts. But if we do hold on, then eventually the storm does pass and the sun comes out and we can go on again. — Janene Wolsey Baadsgaard

To that, I say this: a few may not agree, but one of the greatest men to have walked the earth in my lifetime is Nelson Mandela. He and his people suffered tremendously under the apartheid regime, but when he took over the mantle of governing South Africa, he did not vindictively return the favour to the opposition, which would probably have sent South Africa into chaos and terminal decline. Instead he charted a way forward that started with forgiveness and inclusiveness, bringing about a smooth transition instead of possible revenge and bloodshed. Maybe some folk in cricket administration can learn something from the great man. — Michael Holding

It was unlawful, as well as unsafe, to teach a slave to read. — Frederick Douglass

I prefer old-world wines like Lafite Rothschild and Margaux. — Ernie Els

I love a man with stubble. It's very sexy. — Valerie Azlynn