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title: "5 Africa Thought Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [When I was filming 'Prudence' in Zimbabwe, I noticed the hold fundamentalist Christianity had on sub-Saharan Africa. So I thought I'd like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/when-i-was-filming-prudence-in-zimbabwe-i-noticed-the-hold/)

[Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/)

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> [The problem with being a journalist is you go places and you're working. You don't get to appreciate everything. But I got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-holt/the-problem-with-being-a-journalist-is-you-go-places-and-you-re/)

[Lester Holt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-holt/)

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> [When most people in the West think about Africa, is their first thought about the game reserves and who's chasing gazelles, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/djimon-hounsou/when-most-people-in-the-west-think-about-africa-is-their-first/)

[Djimon Hounsou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/djimon-hounsou/)

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> [The tournament means so much to me as well as the things I do in Africa. I thought it could also work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/serena-williams/the-tournament-means-so-much-to-me-as-well-as-the-things-i-do-in/)

[Serena Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/serena-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/113/serena-williams-1589_mean_the-tournament-means-so-much-to-me-as-we_1629640.jpg)

> [When I first went to Africa, I thought that I was personally going to save the continent, if not the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/when-i-first-went-to-africa-i-thought-that-i-was-personally-going-to/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

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