Quotes
A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's.
There is plenty of law at the end of a nightstick.
Hollywood is just too marvelous. One feels the footprints of all the immortals are here, but has a terrible feeling that they are in sand and won't last when civilization comes this way.
We don't always know what we're doing. We often just get excited, put something down, and say, 'Oh, neat'.
You can not apply mathematics as long as words still becloud reality.
Willie's one of my heroes. With his scraggly beard and calm wonderful eyes, he reminded me of my father. Willie exudes love. He also shares with Sinatra a gift for incredible vocal rubato. Damn the notion -- sheer idiocy -- that Willie was a "renegade"; just let Willie be Willie.
I've made hundreds of legendary records that people talk about that didn't sell.
I listened to Kelley's record with pleasure. Great to hear real music with respect for the righteous roots. Her singing is outstanding - no frills, down to the bone and intense.
He's a seminal force, a guru, an original creator of the New Orleans piano style.. the teacher of great players like Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, Mac Rebenack, James Booker, and Huey Smith. All acknowledge him as The Great Master.
Then there is my noble and biographical friend who has added a new terror to death.
What a sight met our gaze on our arrival there!
We well knew what the Zulus could do under cover of darkness-their sanguinary night attacks were not easily forgotten. Their name of "night-wolves" had been well earned.
These deserters were our undoing. I shall have a good deal more to say about them before I finally lay down my pen, and I shall not hesitate to call them by their true name, the name with which they will be for ever branded before all the nations of the world.
The condition of the wounded touched my heart deeply.
Since the very beginning of our existence as a nation in 1836-our people had been acquainted with black races, and bitter had been their experience.
On our part, we replied with vigour. But that did not continue long. In a very short time white flags fluttered above every kraal-the victory was ours.
Naturally our Government would not consent to such terms, and so the war had to proceed.
Just after sunrise on the 30th of November the roaring of cannon came to our ears.
For myself, I believed that that 13th of March should see a fight to the finish, cost what it might! for if Bloemfontein was to be taken, it would only be over our dead bodies.
You have to hole the putts when they count. Fortunately for me, I got the killer blow in at the right time. It's a case of driving the nail in when you have to.