Africa Quotes - page 8

Education, particularly higher education, will take Africa into the mainstream of globalization. (John Kufuor)
I suppose if I were younger, I would be investing in Africa. View quote
Julian Robertson
I lived in South Africa until I was 11 when we first immigrated. My mom had sent me back there when I was 14 for summer vacation. I wasn't doing very well in school, my grades were slipping. I called my mom one day and told her that I wasn't coming back. I ended up staying there until I was 17 before coming back to North America. View quote
Kandyse McClure
I skated in ice shows all over Europe and South Africa for 20 years. I love to ice skate. View quote
Kenny Baker
In most places that are rich in guitar culture, everyone uses their fingers, like in Spain or Africa. In Japan there are string instruments played that way. It is not until you get in the States that you find people using picks. View quote
Kevin Eubanks
The global phenomenon of poverty tourism - or 'poorism' - has become increasingly popular during the past few years. Tourists pay to be guided through the favelas of Brazil and the shantytowns of South Africa. The recently opened Los Angeles Gang Tour carries visitors through battle-scarred territories of urban violence and deprivation. View quote
Leslie Jamison
Taking the entire globe, if North America and Western Europe can be called the 'cities of the world', then Asia, Africa and Latin America constitute 'the rural areas of the world'. View quote
Lin Biao
South Africa had a long record of studies in prehistory, going back to the end of the last century. View quote
Louis Leakey
We cannot do everything in Africa, but doing nothing is not an option. View quote
Lee H. Hamilton
In Botswana in the Kalahari Desert there's a tented camp called Jack's Camp, which is like old Africa meets Ralph Lauren. The Oriental rugs, the old leather chairs - you feel like you've just jumped out of a Ralph Lauren ad. View quote
Mark Burnett
South Africa is blessed to have women and men like yourselves who have little to give but give what you have with open hands and open hearts. (Mangosuthu Buthelezi)
Personally, I believe in self-determination, but in the context of one South Africa - so that my self-determination is based in this region, and with my people. View quote
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
All of our forebears contributed to what South Africa has become. That does not, however, mean that I must apologize to anyone for being born a Zulu, or for having that culture. View quote
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Well, surely, I am not in charge of South Africa. View quote
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Although prefabrication has a long history - the ancient Romans shipped pre-cut stone columns, pediments, and other architectural elements to their colonies in North Africa, where the numbered parts were reassembled into temples - the idea took on a new impetus with the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution. View quote
Martin Filler
The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single Negro boy or girl without a chance to prove his worth. View quote
Mary McLeod Bethune
There is a crisis of leadership and governance in Africa, and we must face it. View quote
Mo Ibrahim
What I generally get from being in Africa is a sense of warmth and openness. As a stranger, you are always welcomed into people's homes and people are always offering you food. That generosity is incredibly touching. View quote
Naomie Harris
The only people who can fix Africa are talented young Africans. By unlocking and nurturing their creative potential, we can create a step change in Africa's future. View quote
Neil Turok
My father was champion of North Africa and he beat the European champ. He was very good, a professional for 12 years. We're from a big family of boxers. My father has seven brothers. View quote
Olivier Martinez
It is important to stress: Africa is also a victim of the September 11 attacks. (Omar Bongo)
But since independence, Gabon is one of the few countries in Central Africa that enjoys peace and stability. View quote
Omar Bongo
Certainly, Africa accounts for only l % of world trade, and we cannot assure our development on our own. View quote
Omar Bongo
The attacks on the Paris Metro in the 1990s were committed by members of the local Muslim community, immigrants from the Maghreb region of North Africa. View quote
Otto Schily
They are responsible for starting this relationship and wanting to help Africa. The United States is very well suited for this as they are a country that has the capacity, they have better access to technology and they are a successful country. View quote
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka