Africa Quotes · Page 12

Ethiopia did not have the same problem [of corruption]. African leaders looked at us with envy.

— Mengistu Haile Mariam

Boko Haram, by itself, has destroyed large areas in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger.

— Pete Hoekstra

“Most of us cling to life as if our existence were a result of our deed or choice.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I don't like to go to strange places. I was in Italy for about five hours on my way to Africa.

— Nina Simone

Africa is wealthy in natural resources; the problem is they are not optimally utilized.

— Yoweri Museveni

Most of the money I made has gone back to Africa or is going back to Africa.

— Mo Ibrahim

I was with a folk trio back in '63 and '64, and we traveled all across North Africa, Israel, and Europe.

— Creed Bratton

“By all means, learn beyond the classroom. In the end, thats all that will matter”

— Gossy Ukanwoke

South Africa, it's like the little asshole of the whole world - it's, like, the bottom. It's, like, in the dark depths…

— Watkin Tudor Jones

All over Africa, people are wearing what Americans once wore and no longer want. Visit the continent, and you'll find faded remnants…

— George Packer

Look at South Africa, the former Soviet Union, and the Middle East. They still have many problems, setbacks as well as breakthroughs,…

— Dalai Lama

“A nation which refuses to learn from foreign culture is nothing but a nation of idiots and lunatics... But to learn from…

— Julius Nyerere

“Yes, it’s because it’s one thing to think poor things and another to allow that African politics could have any resemblance at…

— Doris Lessing

“Not all diseases come from bacteria and viruses, Professor. The worst often come from things you cannot see under a microscope. This…

— Taona Dumisani Chiveneko

I got a taste when I was in Kenya a while ago of what medical care was in rural Africa. I was…

— Paul Allen

I got to Africa. I got the opportunity to go and learn, not about any animal, but chimpanzees. I was living in…

— Jane Goodall

You have to realize that up until about 1959, Africa was dominated by the colonial powers. And by the colonial powers of…

— Malcolm X

If you go to Africa and you're white, you're probably not going to get that much work either. But the fact is…

— Idris Elba

“America is a young dumb country and it needs all kinds of help. America is a dumb puppy with big teeth that…

— Abiodun Oyewole

“Most striking about the traditional societies of the Congo was their remarkable artwork: baskets, mats, pottery, copper and ironwork, and, above all,…

— Adam Hochschild

Without evading the grimness of life in much of modern Africa, one can recognize that this continent is not yet sick as…

— Dervla Murphy

“The primitive craving for survival is universal in all things capable of dying. Now imagine if you could isolate the basic element…

— Taona Dumisani Chiveneko

It's not just Ethiopia, but Africa in general - most of the media concentrates on what's not going well. But there is…

— Liya Kebede

It was a book [George Packer written on our presence in Nigeria] that was killed by the response of other people. Which…

— Rem Koolhaas

In black Africa, one does not strike, one does not express, one walks right.

— Yannick Noah

“Professor, when people say such things after impossibility smacks them in the face, we call it denial”

— Taona Dumisani Chiveneko

“I've seen poverty & I can assure you that it's 'too dark' (Black) in colour.”

— Cedric Namedi Mathuthe

“In all, Nigeria belongs to us all and we have a personal responsibility to see that it succeeds”

— Fela Durotoye

I'm so excited to be in South Africa. I want to see a lot; everything! I want to see the people and…

— Liz Mitchell

Tax abuse is a scourge on our global community, but especially for Africa.

— Winnie Byanyima

I go back to Africa every year. I have a home there. You know, my grandfather lives back there in Cameroon.

— Joakim Noah

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

— Stephen Lewis

I cannot remember a time when I did not want to go to Africa to study animals.

— Jane Goodall

For all its problems, I found South Africa a beautiful country, interesting and inspiring.

— David Harewood

I'm a great believer that, if you know how to operate in Africa, there are unbelievable opportunities.

— Nicky Oppenheimer

Improving Africa's farming sector would have multiple positive outcomes for African people.

— Richard Attias

“Everything has changed, and nothing has altered. Oh, what a fate.”

— A.H. Septimius

“Africa had been deliverance for me, a liberating embrace and an opportunity.”

— Paul Theroux

I grew up in Africa surrounded by a lot of culture. It's made me aware that the world is a big place.

— Jann Klose

Syria, isreal and all other missile flaunting states, thank you for leaving africa outta all this.

— Anonymous