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Africa Quotes
A continent, spoken of in its own right.
This page includes a clearly inclusive statement rejecting homophobia as any part of a forward-looking African future, alongside a call to nurture fresh ideas that could genuinely help the continent, similar to Country quotes.
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- Countries
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always thought that underpopulated countries in Africa are vastly underpolluted.
- Old
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I first worked on sports photography, and it was until 2002, when I was already 32 years old, that I really started working and enjoying Africa's wildlife.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've seen so many screw-ups of representations of South Africa, and it makes me so angry every time.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Angola and Cameroon maize is a staple, yet the earliest mention of maize in west Africa comes from a Portuguese document that lists it as being loaded on to slave ships bound for Africa.
- British
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- Nov 07, 2020
The British in South Africa always portrayed themselves as more enlightened and tolerant than the 'narrow-minded', 'intolerant' Boers.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Business cycles naturally entail peaks and troughs in employment, and socially responsible businesses should follow successful examples like Coca-Cola, Alcoa, Saudi Aramco, Africa Rainbow Minerals, and Google in working toward mitigating joblessness and enhancing people's abilities to earn a livelihood.
- Applauded
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- Nov 07, 2020
While many applauded Oprah for opening her heart to young girls in South Africa, some criticized her for not investing in the youth of America.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never think of playing for South Africa. It's the furthest thing from my mind.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
I try not to get too political. But coming from South Africa, where apartheid was a huge problem, and there was lots of inequality, has shaped me in terms of how I view certain issues.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I started working in human rights, Eastern Europe was communist, South Africa was under apartheid and South Korea had military rule. All the changes have come about not because of the militaries or government but because small groups of people spoke out against what was unfair and unjust.
- Crisis
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- Nov 07, 2020
Please continue to pray for and bring attention to those suffering in the ongoing Ebola crisis in West Africa.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Pray for the people of West Africa. You cannot be apathetic towards people for whom you are earnestly praying.
- Poor
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ebola has changed everything in West Africa. We cannot sit back and say, 'Oh, those poor people.' We must think outside the box and find ways to help.
- Ice
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- Nov 07, 2020
I skated in ice shows all over Europe and South Africa for 20 years. I love to ice skate.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Al Qaeda attacked the U.S.S. Cole and bombed several U.S. embassies in East Africa in the late 1990s. We knew who did it, but we didn't go after them. Instead, we beefed up security at our embassies and changed the Navy's rules of engagement. It only served to embolden Al Qaeda.
- Beautiful Places
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- Nov 07, 2020