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Africa Quotes

This is my favourite thing about being raised in Africa: we don't do labels very well; we don't do this, 'Oh, you're a Democrat; oh, you're a Republican.' Because we live in the real world.

Live World You Africa Republican

I was the most Australian child ever in the world, even though my home was in Africa.

Home Child World Africa Australian

As a young woman, I attended Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, South Africa, which was then not segregated. But I witnessed the weight of apartheid everywhere around me.

Woman Me Young Africa University

I'm very aware of what you're talking about as I was involved with the radio in Africa in the same period as I was doing Concrete - I was doing both at the same time.

Pierre Schaeffer

Time Doing Talking You Africa Radio

I bet there ain't anybody in South Africa wearing a button saying 'Free Compton' or 'California.' They don't give a damn about us, so why should we give a damn about them?

Free Saying Damn Why Africa Us

We of Africa protest that, in this day and age, we should continue to be treated as lesser human beings than other races.

Age Day Africa Human Protest Than

If there was no black man there would be no Rock'n'Roll. The beat, the rhythms of Africa are what created Rock'n'Roll and Jazz.

Man Black Jazz Africa Beat Would

The painful truth may be that Zimbabwe, the youngest of Africa's former colonies, has simply followed where the continent has led, treading the well-worn path beaten out of the lie that taking power from the colonialists and delivering democracy to the people are one and the same.

Truth Power Path Lie People Africa

If humans evolved in a tiny area of Africa, they only saw plants and animals within a 100-kilometre radius for a million years. When they began to migrate, there would have been different animals and plants - and potentially a lot of allergy issues.

Plants Animals Africa Years Within

Europe must not distance itself from Africa's universal ambitions.

Jean-Claude Juncker

Distance Africa Europe Must Itself

Zimbabwe has far fewer tourists than South Africa or Kenya, and there's less crime as well.

Nicholas Kristof

Crime Africa Well South Africa Far

Perhaps life had a meaning that transcended race and colour. If it had, I could not find it in South Africa.

Life Meaning Find Africa Race Could

Africa is going through its own historical process of state formation just as Europe and America did. It is just happening much later than other continents because of the interruption of Africa's own historical development by the colonization of Africa by Europe.

John Prendergast

Process America Africa Development

I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.

Great Unity Problems Dream Africa

Africa is really a place for the wealthy traveler. It's got some nice hotels, but they're very expensive hotels. It doesn't really cater to the backpacker or to the overland traveler.

Place Nice Africa Expensive Got

All I know is that every time I go to Africa, I am shaken to my core.

Time I Am Go Know Africa Core

I've always thought that underpopulated countries in Africa are vastly underpolluted.

Lawrence Summers

Thought Africa Always Countries

One time I got fan mail that was from Africa. It's really neat.

Scarlett Pomers

Time Africa Mail Got Fan Really

In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more human face.

Time Gift Face Africa Possible More

Africa suffered under European dominance for centuries.

Africa European Centuries Dominance

I, too, am convinced that our ancestors came from Africa.

Africa Ancestors Our Convinced Came

Comedy is really getting quite popular in South Africa.

Comedy Africa South Africa Quite

Look at the history of peace accords in Africa. They have a terrible record. They are shredded even before the ink on them is dry.

History Peace Look Africa Dry Ink

Personally, I regard myself as an intellectual 'rebel,' kicking against the 'old colonialism-imperialism paradigm' which has landed Africa in a conundrum.

Myself Rebel Intellectual Africa Old

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