For the ANC to cry 'sabotage' the night before crucial local government elections shows just how desperate they are to disguise their incompetence and mismanagement.

In essence, the education department argues that the quality of the education children receive is irrelevant, as long as someone stands in front of the class.

We will see at the end of the day. I don't like to speculate. Our goal in this election is to do better than in the last one.

Social networks are an incredible new tool which enables me to speak directly to large numbers of people. It is at the cutting edge of personal interaction around the world.

The internet must be used to maximise open communication and we should encourage the expansion of its use.

Connecting with people is an important part of my role [as a politician].

All technological breakthroughs start with a small "elite". Think about cellphones, for example. Now just about everyone has one. The same will happen to innovations such as Twitter.

The worship of God shouldn’t be done in church alone, but in all our actions and our attitude towards His creation

There is no one more capable of helping you than yourself.

It's been a huge blessing, being able to travel and have a great life.

Ive found that if you just try to make the film you want, youll find the right audience. If you try to please everyone, youre going to make really boring films.

As a rule, the man who can do all things equally well is a very mediocre individual.

I love prints of skulls and bones and have some taxidermy - a crow and a rabbit - to remind me of home. I like art and have a big portrait of Bjork.

There's great release, really, in not seeing into the future.

One reason I never patent my products is that if I did it would take so much time, I would get nothing else done. But mainly I don't want my discoveries to benefit specific favored persons.

After I'd been a lawyer for about five or six years, I started playing around with fiction.

This young lady, who instantly overwhelmed me with her kindness, is the ugliest creature I have seen in my entire life, with repulsive Jewish facial features.