Socialism is undoubtedly in the throes of a crisis greater than at any time since 1917. The last half of 1989 saw the dramatic collapse of most of the communist party governments of Eastern Europe.

No matter what vision one has of South Africa, the first thing that must be done is to destroy racism.

Sometimes, if you wear suits for too long, it changes your ideology.

There are only two sorts of people in life you can trust - good Christians and good Communists.

We need to respond to the mood of the people - that we must take the lives of the other side as well.

When a man has been consistently battering his wife, he shouldn't expect a bouquet of roses from her the morning after he promises to stop.

One of the regime's most important tactics is the creation of a third force in the country.

It has been demonstrated that no system, not even the most inhuman, can continue to exist without an ideology.

You can't go to a negotiating table pointing a gun, but you've got to keep it over your shoulder.

The ANC, we believe, stands at the head of the whole liberation front, the whole Mass Democratic Movement.

We believe the currently one cannot speak of a revolutionary situation, just as there is no concrete possibilities of an immediate and comprehensive assumption of power by the people.

What happens if a car comes? We die.

...if you spent all your time being protected, you never got to find out anything new.

Both slaves had been oiled until their flesh shined like polished ebony, outlining every detail of their muscles.

I think that at one moment you're apt for one thing, and at the next moment you're apt for something else.

As you consider building your own minimum viable product, let this simple rule suffice: remove any feature, process, or effort that does not contribute directly to the learning you seek.

Health is when it hurts in a new place every day.

Put one foot in front of the other. Keep marching forward, even when doubt, fear, and failure all come knocking at your door.

Will you marry me, Quinn O'Connor?

There are often references to childhood, but they're rarely the focus of the [my] novels.

Here lay the political genius of Franklin Roosevelt: that in his own time he knew what were the questions that had to be answered, even though he himself did not always find the full answer.