Africa Quotes · Page 11

Hippos kill more people in Africa annually than any other wild animal.

— George Ayittey

In Africa, we filled up all available time busily doing not much, and then we wasted the rest.

— Alexandra Fuller

I believe that a psychological, cultural, and philosophical migration back to Africa will solve our problem.

— Malcolm X

“it was the largest such action to ever take place in South Africa; over 1,500,000 million workers took part”

— Anonymous

South Africa is not a jellyfish and is in many respects a swordfish.

— P. W. Botha

In South Africa, I feel I am a stranger, at best an animal.

— Oliver Tambo

“What i took away from witnessing the broken climbers in Moshi was this: *Everything is easy until it isn't.*”

— Josh Gates

We travel often to Asia, Africa, Europe, where they were born.

— Angelina Jolie

Africa's salvation doesn't lie in begging and begging for more aid, and as an African, I find it very, very humiliating.

— George Ayittey

They don't have the news media set up in Africa that we do in the United States, where televisions are so accessible…

— Matthew Modine

Do you think that the people of South Africa, or anywhere on the continent of Africa, or India, or Pakistan are longing…

— Arundhati Roy

The best way to get to know Africa is to go there and see what it is. To know somewhere that crazy…

— Damon Albarn

As soon as President Bush announced PEPFAR at the State of the Union, I had already been working in Africa for about…

— Deborah Birx

In the West, it was believed that attitude and ambition saved you. In Africa, we had learned that no one was immune…

— Alexandra Fuller

Ebola has changed everything in West Africa. We cannot sit back and say, 'Oh, those poor people.' We must think outside the…

— Kent Brantly

One of the greatest things that could really happen to Africa is for us to get rid of the borders and for…

— Hugh Masekela

Africa is a continent in flames. And deep down, if we really accepted that Africans were equal to us, we would all…

— Bono

Africa does not have an uncle abroad who will come to bail it out of its political and economic woes. It is…

— Bernard Membe

In my own creations, the earliest influence came from the ancient civilisations of Egypt, China, Africa and Persia. In fact, one of…

— Mary McFadden

“He [Stanley] had stated that he longed to do something wonderful for the African tribes along the Congo, and instead, as would…

— Tim Jeal

“Most people write me off when they see me. They do not know my story. They say I am just an African.…

— idowu koyenikan

“Every successful mission requires a clear plan. Tonight, Mrs. Sibanda’s mission was to enjoy some gratification. She would not be denied. Her…

— Taona Dumisani Chiveneko

Hardest of all for Europeans to negotiate are traditional African religions, whose transactions with unseen powers are central to the running of…

— Neil MacGregor

“She raises her hands to the sky and breathes it in, she starts spinning, enjoying the feel and energy of this Africa.…

— Renee Topper

'Rosanna' was the hit, but 'Africa' resonated with everyone who heard it.

— Steve Lukather

Africa is a vibrant, varied continent with a growing consumer base.

— Paul Polman

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

— Richard Attias

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

— Nicky Oppenheimer

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

— David Harewood

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

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

— Paul Theroux

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

— A.H. Septimius

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

— Winnie Byanyima

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

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

— Fela Durotoye

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

— Cedric Namedi Mathuthe

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

— Taona Dumisani Chiveneko

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

— Jane Goodall

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

— Stephen Lewis

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

— Joakim Noah