Any Quote by F. W. de Klerk Download Open image “President Mandela was not a hands-on president at any time.” — F. W. de Klerk ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Any Hands-on Mandela President Time
[Nelson] Mandela was very keen not to be understood as an exceptional person. — Kumi Naidoo Copy Share Image
Mandela has played a crucial part in history. He's done some extraordinary things, not only for his country but also for the whole world. — Zinedine Zidane Copy Share Image
Mandela did go to prison, and he went in there as a burning revolutionary. But look what came out. Mandela let us down. — Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Copy Share Image
Mandela was a guy who didn't come in and just eviscerate the existing institutions. He sought to co-opt them. He brought white South Africans… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
Nelson Mandela sat in a South African prison for 27 years. He was nonviolent. He negotiated his way out of jail. His honor and… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
You all must realize that Mandela was not the only man who suffered. There were many others - hundreds who languished in prison and… — Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Copy Share Image
One thing we are sure of is there's no one like Nelson Mandela out there. That's too bad for us. — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
Nelson Mandela just died, so that says so much because it's a tremendously powerful and great man who was very sensitive. Loved all people,… — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
Mandela's commitment to democracy was ratified not only by his election, but by his willingness to step down from power — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When I talk about the end of apartheid, I prefer not to claim the honor that I have ended it. — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
You cannot say we are a healthy, dynamic democracy when one party wins almost two-thirds of the vote. — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
What I haven't apologised for is the original concept of seeking to bring justice to all South Africans through the concept of nation states. — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
The question that we must ask is whether we are making progress toward the goal of universal peace. Or are we caught up on… — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
It was an honour for me to have been able to work with Mr. Mandela in the process that led to the adoption of… — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
When I first met Mandela, we did not discuss anything of substance; we just felt each other out. He spent a long time expressing… — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
The ANC party from time to time comes with legislation which, if accepted and if not nullified by the constitution of court, would have… — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
I have made the most profound apology in front of the Truth Commission and on other occasions about the injustices which were wrought by… — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
Above all, we owe it to the children of the world to stop the conflicts and to create new horizons for them. — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
The relationship between me and President Mandela right at the beginning was not a very well-established relationship. It was based on two meetings. — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
The government that came into power after the April 1994 elections was going to need a budget. It was drafted by our finance minister,… — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
At the very beginning, I was a page at Letterman, and I freelanced for any place that would let me write any word. I… — Ben Schwartz Copy Share Image
If we accept being talked to any kind of a way, then we are telling ourselves we are not quite worth the best. And… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
A lot of people have been saying 'The 100' reminds them of 'Lord Of The Flies,' 'Lost' and 'Battlestar Galactica,' and all of those… — Marie Avgeropoulos Copy Share Image
I have never been in, nor have I had any strong particular desire to be in, what is termed a costume drama, but I… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
We were so poor as kids. I didn't even see a bathtub, running water, hot water, commode - we didn't have any of that.… — Phil Robertson Copy Share Image
Hard work and a good education will take you further than any government program. — Aaron Schock Copy Share Image
Anyone who's read my 'Terror in the Skies' series knows that I have not been writing with an eye toward approval from any government… — Annie Jacobsen Copy Share Image
The system in Germany is different, as you sign up with a company for two or three years, and you work exclusively with them;… — Tom Wlaschiha Copy Share Image
I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
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