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Miriam Makeba Quotes

I look at an ant and I see myself: a native South African, endowed by nature with a strength much greater than my size so I might cope with the weight of a racism that crushes my spirit.

Miriam Makeba

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: south african
Birth: March 4, 1932

Topics

Nature Strength Myself Racism Look

In Romania, American forces have found a devoted NATO ally.

Joe Biden

American Devoted Found Forces Ally

When you work at street level you never know who's going to walk through your door.

John Grisham

Work Walk Door You Know Street

I'm not afraid of falling or failing, because I've failed many times, and I learned from them.

Max Aaron

Falling Afraid Because Many Learned

I think all my favorite directors have acted. They understand how an actor thinks.

Michael Arden

Think Understand Actor Favorite How

I'm glad you're doing this story on us and not on the WNBA. We're so much prettier than all the other women in sports.

Martina Hingis

Women Sports Story Doing You Us

The only way to create a foundational document that could stand the test of time was to build in enough flexibility that later generations would be able to adapt it to their own needs and uses.

Diane Wood

Time Stand Enough Create Adapt Test

Some people take me as being a rowdy, honky-tonk hero type. Some people see me as a quiet person. I guess I can be either one, you know, at any moment.

Dickey Betts

Hero Moment People Me You I Can

As social secretary, I was responsible for putting together all the events that the President and the First Lady host.

Desiree Rogers

Together Lady Responsible First Host

At this point, I can't say what network would be picking it up, but I know that it would be a success.

Christy Romano

Success Know Say Point Up Would

I love having the opportunity to perform, and I hate not being given the opportunity to perform.

Christie Laing

Love Opportunity Hate Being Given

I thought it would be cool to Skype with fans on their birthday and spend, like, a half-hour with them. I did a couple of two-hour Skypes. I just hang out with them and play songs and stuff. At first they're kind of shy, but after a while they open up. I've had a lot of people tell me I'm doing something no one has ever done before.

Austin Mahone

Birthday People Me Cool Thought Shy

I will never wear something I'm not comfortable in, and if I do, you'll see it in my face, and it'll be a complete faux pas.

Alia Bhatt

Face You Comfortable Will Never See