Africa Quotes · Page 12

“An estimated one out of every five Africans is a Nigerian.”

— Thomas Sowell

When I was a kid, I always wanted to go to Europe, to go to Africa, to go traveling.

— Valerie June

Access to capital is one of biggest challenges for businesses in Africa.

— Oscar N. Onyema

I think a lot of great players in Africa started with bare feet.

— Victor Wanyama

There are children in Africa, starving to death, and you don't hear them whinging.

— Tim Minchin

Africa gives you the knowledge that man is a small creature, among other creatures, in a large landscape.

— Doris Lessing

When you ask people what they think of Africa, they think of AIDS, genocide, disasters, famine.

— Mo Ibrahim

“Why should we plant, when there are so many mongongo nuts in the world?”

— Anonymous Bushman

“I liked the idea of bouncy, open-air Jeeps and I liked the outfits with all the pockets, only I didn't really want…

— Deb Caletti

The idea of traveling in Africa for me is based on going by road or train or bus or whatever and crossing…

— Paul Theroux

“African virtues are not framed by unsubstantiated perceptions, but by the fundamental principles defined by each nations blueprint that signifies what the…

— Wayne Chirisa

“The white man's cruelest trick was not to conquer or even enslave, but simply to soften, weaken and corrupt every culture or…

— Tom Cain

Africa has lost its dream, and when people don't have a dream and don't pursue it, they flounder. People are shocked that…

— Bruce Wilkinson

“Among other possibilities, money was invented to make it possible for a foolish man to control wise men; a weak man, strong…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

You either get the point of Africa or you don't. What draws me back year after year is that it's like seeing…

— Anonymous

“For a sane person to sincerely be happy that someone has succeeded, they have to either be profiting or likely to profit…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The world economy would collapse if a significant number of people were to realize and then act on the realization that it…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I am actually a resident of three worlds - of America, of India, and of Africa. I live in Uganda most of…

— Mira Nair

Nigeria is a difficult place. It is not a country for the faint of heart. On a good day, when our larger…

— Uzodinma Iweala

All the criticism is ultimately a blessing in disguise. Because now people know about Malawi [due to the child adoption]. And now…

— Madonna Ciccone

“I found myself back in the sepulchral city resenting the sight of people hurrying through the streets to filch a little money…

— Joseph Conrad

The new nation called Nigeria should be an estate of our great-grandfather, Uthman Dan Fodio. We must ruthlessly prevent a change of…

— Anonymous

If Africa is left behind, she is going to continue pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, especially carbon. She's going to continue…

— Wangari Maathai

“much of tropical Africa consists of high plateaus-almost the entire continent is more than 1.000 feet above sea-level and half the continent…

— Thomas Sowell

Africa is the continent that the rest of the world prefers not to think about.

— Richard Corliss

I'm a story teller. I really know how to tell stories of Africa.

— Angelique Kidjo

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

— Anonymous

When I enjoy my surfing, I get good results, and I've always had fun in South Africa.

— Joel Parkinson

In sub-Saharan Africa, fewer than 1 in 5 girls make it to secondary school.

— Nancy Gibbs

When you do an album about Africa, you can't be too superficial.

— Damian Marley

It [is] that courage that Africa most desperately needs.

— Barack Obama

I fell in love with Africa and began helping people fix things there.

— Martha Beck

A solitary child growing up in Africa, you're really quite dependent on books.

— John Rhys-Davies

I'm determined to not let my skin colour or the fact that I come from Africa be a hindrance.

— Oti Mabuse

Some day, I'm going to get married, and I'll want to tell my children I was in Africa on a safari.

— Grace Kelly

Our interest is in showing that homophobia is not part of the agenda for a new Africa.

— Wangechi Mutu

“Girls are pearls, ladies are rubies, mothers are moulders, and women are wonderful.”

— Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

Africa’s story has been written by others; we need to own our problems and solutions and write our story.

— Paul Kagame

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

— Mengistu Haile Mariam

South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white.

— Thabo Mbeki