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.

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.

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.

You may enrich the world in a million different ways.And you may enrich the world, simply, with your presence.

If you're old, don't try to change yourself, change your environment.

My goal in 'Live to Cook' is to make great food more approachable for home cooks.

Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.

Bob Dylan was again an entirely new person - this time old, craggy, cynical, and world-weary, as in "Not Dark Yet".

You must continue to gain expertise, but avoid thinking like an expert.

I don't have a fear of heights. I do, however, have a fear of falling from heights.

Personally, I hold that a man, who deliberately and intelligently takes a pledge and then breaks it, forfeits his manhood.

Editing is a very tough period. You're confronted with yourself. It's a deep, dark, truthful mirror.

There is far too much talk of love and grief benumbing the faculties, turning the hair gray, and destroying a man's interest in his work. Grief has made many a man look younger.