P. W. Botha Quotes

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.

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.

We do not want chaos in South Africa.

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

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

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.

You could not claim for yourself that which you were not prepared to grant others.

I never have the nagging doubt of wondering whether perhaps I am wrong.

The acceptance of vertical differentiation with the built-in principle of self-determination must apply on as many levels as possible.

It's important to choose initial investors who are not twitchy and rushing for an exit. Wall Street's quarter-by-quarter lens may make the CEO make sub-optimal long-term decisions.

I think of myself as just another consumer.

Money was invented for a reason. We've seen people try to use beans, etc. and it doesn't work.

Founders should think of their company as a product and build it and shape it with the same passion and care.

I am sure innovation will blossom around the world, given that the Internet and mobile platforms enable innovators anywhere in the world to reach a global market with ease.

Israel has incredible entrepreneurial spirit and a deep bench of technology talent.

You have to put yourself in a position to be lucky.

You don't want to be the site that people should use. You want to be the site they can't stop using.

I try getting in front of as many opportunities as possible, but in the late '90s, I had no idea that I'd end up being CFO of a technology company. I'd no idea what venture capital was.

Sometimes the people around you won't understand your journey. They don't need to, it's not for them.

The joy I’m feeling is too intense to express.I don’t know what’ll happen next month, or even next week. What I know is that we both want to try.