Quotes by south african authors

We believe that the world, too, can destroy apartheid, firstly by striking at the economy of South Africa. Oliver Tambo
World South Africa Believe Too Striking Destroy Economy Firstly South Africa Apartheid
We were very lucky. My mother and stepmothers were on very, very good terms, and so we, the children, grew up as brothers and sisters. Oliver Tambo
Good Mother Brothers Brothers And Sisters Good Terms Terms Were Up Very Sisters Children Grew Lucky
In Holy Cross, I came to like school, to like studying in a way I had never done before. Oliver Tambo
School Before Way Cross Never Had Studying Like Came Done Holy
My sister had some ailment and convulsions that she suffered from, and she had been sent to some place to go and get healed there. She was brought back and prayed for by those people. She recovered; in fact, she grew to be an evangelist in her own right, healing people and traveling around. Oliver Tambo
Healing People Sister Own Ailment Back Those Some Brought Fact Recovered Had Healed She Around Go Prayed Been Get In Fact Grew Place Sent Evangelist Traveling Suffered Her Right
The results showed that Joe Mokoena and I had made history. For the first time in the history of education in South Africa, two African students had passed the JC with a First Class degree, regarded as a rare achievement for any student. Oliver Tambo
Education Time History Achievement Class Made Degree Rare First South Africa Joe Results Student Students Had First Class First Time Passed South Any Africa The History Of African Regarded Two
The violence associated with the A.N.C. is minimal, infinitesimal next to the violence of the apartheid regime. Oliver Tambo
Minimal Regime Apartheid Next Violence Associated
Those who want to perpetuate apartheid also seek to divert your attention to the false issue of communism, to send the entire American public on a witch hunt. Oliver Tambo
Communism Those Hunt Seek Entire Divert Attention Witch Also Issue Perpetuate False American Send Want Apartheid Public American Public Your Who
There is nothing in ANC policy which calls for attacks on civilians in supermarkets, schools, and cinemas unless these are regarded as military installations. Oliver Tambo
Nothing Military Cinemas Unless Civilians Attacks Schools Policy Calls Regarded Which
It is often suggested that the A.N.C. is controlled by the Communist Party, by Communists. Well, I have been long enough in the A.N.C. to know that that has never been true. Oliver Tambo
Long Party Enough Never True Know Well Been Controlled Often Communist Communist Party Communists Suggested
Who is a terrorist? Is it not the person who has been persecuting human beings simply because they are black? Oliver Tambo
Black Has-Been Simply Because Terrorist Been Person Human Human Beings Who Beings
I'd like to show people that if you put the hard work in and you believe in yourself, then you can do whatever you want to. Oscar Pistorius
Work Hard Work You Yourself People Believe In Yourself Whatever Believe Put Like Want Then Hard Show Show People
I have a strong sense that I have to educate people about disability. Oscar Pistorius
People Strong Sense Strong Sense About Disability Educate
I have a phenomenal team behind me who have helped get me here and I, along with them, will now put everything we can into the final few weeks of preparations before the Olympic Games, where I am aiming to race well, work well through the rounds, post good times and maybe even a personal best time on the biggest stage of them all. Oscar Pistorius
Work Time Best Good Me Post Will Before Few Stage Final Aiming Everything Best Time Through Weeks Good Times Put Along Well Am Times Get Personal Behind Maybe Where Biggest Race Them Games Team Who Helped Preparations Even Now Rounds Here Olympic Olympic Games Phenomenal
When you're competing, you don't have the choice of what the weather will be like. It really doesn't affect me. I ran one of my fastest times in the New York Diamond League meeting last year. It was raining pretty hard then. Oscar Pistorius
Me You Will Weather Year Diamond Meeting Ran Pretty New League Like Affect Times York New York Then Really Choice Hard Raining Fastest Competing Last Last Year
Out of the tens of thousands of prosthetic legs they've made, there's never been any 400-meter athletes run under 50 seconds. So, if this was such a technologically advanced prosthetic leg, then how come not everyone's qualifying, or coming close to the qualification time, then? Oscar Pistorius
Time Made Seconds Everyone Out Run Thousands Athletes Never Advanced Tens Tens Of Thousands Come Qualification Prosthetic Qualifying How Coming Been Close Leg Any Legs Then
My parents didn't give me any scope to feel sorry for myself. They were just like 'go play with your brother, go climb a tree, go fall off your motorbike, do whatever you want. Don't come crying to us when you get scratched. You've got prosthetic legs - that's very nice.' Oscar Pistorius
Myself Me You Parents Sorry Fall Whatever Nice Tree Brother Give Give Me Feel Come Like Prosthetic Crying Got Climb Go Were Scope Off Motorbike Very Get Any Scratched Just Want Legs Us Your Play
I have run two Olympic 'A' standard times over the past 12 months and with the time I ran at the African Championships last week I know my speed and fitness are constantly improving so that I will peak in time for the Olympics. Oscar Pistorius
Fitness Time Will Past Speed Ran Months Run Constantly Week Over Know Times Improving African Standard Peak Last Olympic Championships Two Olympics
I am also hugely excited to then be competing to defend my three Paralympic titles at the Paralympic Games. I believe we will see some amazing times posted and I am very much looking forward to what will be an incredible Olympics and Paralympics in London. Oscar Pistorius
Amazing Will Three Looking Believe Incredible Posted See London Some Excited Also Looking Forward Am Very Times Hugely Titles Then Much Games Forward Competing Defend Olympics
I still find it strange, I suppose, when I say to someone, 'Can you just pass me my leg?' But I don't ever think about my disability. Oscar Pistorius
Me You Strange Think Say Find About Someone Disability Suppose Pass Still Leg Just Ever
The more I accomplish, the more pressure I put on myself. Oscar Pistorius
Myself Pressure More Put Accomplish
I don't want to be competing in a sport where I feel that I'm here not on my talent and my hard work but because of a piece of equipment. Oscar Pistorius
Work Hard Work Feel Talent Piece Sport Because Equipment Where Want Hard Competing Here
I can have my goals, and I can have my dreams. My goal is to make the finals and improve my position. I want to run all decent races. I don't want to look back and say I ran a terrible race. Oscar Pistorius
Dreams Goals Back Ran Finals Say Run Look Make Terrible Goal Improve Decent Want Race Races Position
I don't see myself as disabled. There's nothing I can't do that able-bodied athletes can do. Oscar Pistorius
Myself Nothing Athletes See Disabled
I have confidence in mining. I see exciting opportunities in it. Patrice Motsepe
Confidence Opportunities Mining See Exciting
Abe Krok was a man of integrity who made a unique contribution to Mamelodi Sundowns and to South African football. Patrice Motsepe
Man Integrity Made Abe Football South South African Contribution African Who Unique
You have to have a globally competitive mining dispensation. Patrice Motsepe
You Mining Globally Competitive
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