The internet must be used to maximise open communication and we should encourage the expansion of its use.

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.

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.

Once you show someone your true colors it is impossible to paint over them.

Why were we born different? Why do we see the world how it actually is? Because we were meant to change the world, but not live in it.

Hate is the consequence of fear we fear something before we hate it a child who fears noises becomes a man who hates noise.

The last time I saw him he was walking down lover's lane holding his own hand.

Tell the truth as you understand it. If you're a writer, you have a moral obligation to do this. And it is a revolutionary act - truth is always subversive.

The person who designed a robot that could act and think as well as your four-year-old would deserve a Nobel Prize. But there is no public recognition for bringing up several truly human beings.

Women fear endangering men's approval so much, we don't even wait for them to say no. Or else we protect them, even if it means saying no to ourselves.

Pain is fuel for a fitter world

I used to get made fun of for being either too provocative or too eccentric, so I started to tone it down. I didn't fit in, and I felt like a freak.

When you choose the paradigm of service, it turns everything you do from a job into a gift.