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Theater will never, and never has, gotten audiences like film. But theater goes to work on society in a different and more subversive way. Athol Fugard

Work Will Society Way More Never Like Audiences Gotten Goes Different Theater Subversive Film

There are times in my 30 years in the theater that I have come perilously close to losing faith in the one form of action I have in this life. Athol Fugard

Life Faith Losing Action Come Years Close Times Form Theater

You drive for show but putt for dough. Bobby Locke

You Drive Putt Dough Show

The real success in golf lies in turning three shots into two. Bobby Locke

Success Three Lies Real Real Success Golf Turning Shots Two

If in my fight I can encourage even some people to understand and to abandon policies they now so blindly follow, I shall not regret any punishment I may incur. Bram Fischer

Fight People Regret Some People Blindly Punishment Abandon Follow Some Shall Policies Understand Encourage Any May Even Now

Whatever labels may be attached to the fifteen charges brought against me, they all arise from my having been a member of the Communist Party and from my activities as a member. Bram Fischer

Me Party Whatever Member Charges Brought Having Attached Arise Been Labels May Against Fifteen Communist Communist Party Activities

I'm going to become the Pope next year. Nothing is impossible. Brenda Fassie

Impossible Become Year Nothing Nothing Is Impossible Going Next Next Year Pope

I wanna be loved. I just wanna be loved. Brenda Fassie

Just Wanna Loved

I am proud to be an African. Brenda Fassie

Proud Am African

Better still - your history has shown how powerful a moral catharsis expressed through popular resistance to injustice can sometimes be; I have in mind the grassroots opposition to the Vietnam War. Breyten Breytenbach

Dangerous because your present Administration and its specialized agencies by all accounts know no restraint in hitting out at any perceived enemy of America, and nobody or nothing can protect one from their vindictiveness. Breyten Breytenbach

In reality the workings of your governing system are opaque and covert, while hiding in the chattering spotlight of an ostensible transparency, even though the ultimate objective is clear. Breyten Breytenbach

Reality Though System Hiding Objective Chattering Opaque Clear Spotlight Governing Ultimate Covert While Your Transparency Workings Even

It may be an extreme example brought about by abnormal circumstances - but the criteria of human rights kick in, surely, precisely when the conditions are extreme and the situation is abnormal. Breyten Breytenbach

Rights Example Situation Human Rights Extreme Kick Circumstances Criteria Abnormal Brought About Surely Conditions Precisely May Human

It would be a tragic mistake for us out here to imagine that Bush represents the hearts and the minds of the majority of your countrymen. Many of your black and other compatriots must be just as anguished as we are. Breyten Breytenbach

I am essentially an entertainer and a storyteller. Bryce Courtenay

Entertainer Am Essentially Storyteller

The only thing that's authentic about what a writer writes is his work. Bryce Courtenay

Work About Only Writer Writes His Authentic The Only Thing Thing

I cannot control what goes on in another lane and this is how I focus on the Games. There is no point in being nervous of other swimmers. It's just about focusing on yourself and what you need to do in order to perform at your best. Cameron van der Burgh

Best You Yourself Focus Nervous Control Other Focusing About No Point Point Perform Another How Goes Just Being Order Cannot Lane Your Games Swimmers Need

I think the mental victory is worth it as much as a gold medal. Cameron van der Burgh

Worth Victory Think Worth It Mental Gold Gold Medal Much Medal

I woke up on the plane this morning and was turning on my phone and I had to put my pin number in. That's when I realized that since the age of 10 I've been using 2012 as my pin number. But now that I've won gold in the 2012 Olympics, I've achieved that goal and, for the first time in 14 years, I'll have to change my pin. Cameron van der Burgh

Time Morning Change Age Phone First Had Put Since First Time Woke Pin Been Years Goal Up Won Achieved Gold Plane Realized Turning Using Now Number Olympics

Throughout my whole swimming career, I've never been disqualified once. I've never been warned once. Cameron van der Burgh

Swimming Once Throughout Never Been Warned Whole Disqualified Career

I'm trying to focus on the 100 and 200 breaststroke now. There's no point concentrating on the 50 when it's not in the Olympics. I'm not going to quit the 50 but it's not my priority any more. I'll do it but as part of my bid for gold at the other distances. Cameron van der Burgh

Focus Other Distances More No Point Point Part Concentrating Bid Priority Trying Quit Any Going Gold Now Olympics

It's unfortunate, I've been the victim of some Australian press. Cameron van der Burgh

Victim Press Some Been Australian Unfortunate

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