A teacher should have a creative mind.

Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principles, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future.

So much of literary sci-fi is about creating worlds that are rich and detailed and make sense at a social level. We'll create a world for people and then later present a narrative in the world.

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough in me to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.

No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.

You must consider yourself extremely fortunate if you don’t have major health or legal issues in your life.

Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.

The titanic effort that has brought liberation to South Africa, and ensured the total liberation of Africa, constitutes an act of redemption for the black people of the world.

For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things which are by nature most evident of all.

National interest and the interest of the people in power may be at loggerheads at times.

Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right. 

There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in - that we do it to God, to Christ, and that's why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.