I am not against the provision of the necessary medical assistance to Coloured and natives, because, unless they receive that medical aid, they become a source of danger to the European community.

Nelson Mandela can rot in prison until he dies or I die, whichever takes longer.

I am sick and tired of the hollow parrot-cry of "Apartheid!" I've said many times that the word "Apartheid" means good neighbourliness.

Most blacks are happy, except those who have had other ideas pushed into their ears.

The idea of an Afrikaner people as a cultural entity and religious group with a special language will be retained in South Africa as long as civilisation stands.

I want to warn young people who lend their ears to radicals and who play around with the music from Lusaka - they will end up inside the bear's fur coat, but they will no longer be able to live.

We do not want chaos in South Africa.

Our history is responsible for the differences in the South African way of life.

South Africa is not a jellyfish and is in many respects a swordfish.

The free world wants to feed South Africa to the Red Crocodile [communism], to appease its hunger.

The people who are opposing the policy of apartheid have not the courage of their convictions. They do not marry non-Europeans.

Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your honeymoon and the last day of your vacation.

To see another with clarity and objectivity, one first must master stillness.

A museum has to renew its collection to be alive, but that does not mean we give on important old works.

Man is more sensitive to the contempt of others than to self-contempt.

I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe - I believe what I believe is right.

The most important event I covered was the Panama Canal debate, which dragged on for months.

You see, my ambition was not to confound the engineering world but simply to create a beautiful piece of art.

The biggest winners are surprises to me, and takeovers are even more surprising. It takes years, not months, to produce big results.

My favourite people, biggest inspirations and closest friends are all women. Not a coincidence.

Persons who discover a flatterer, do not always disapprove him, because he imagines them considerable enough to deserve his applications.