When Europeans first came to Africa, they considered the architecture very disorganized and thus primitive. It never occurred to them that the… — Ron Eglash Copy Share Image
The fact that I have always been deeply invested in politics, and African politics in particular, inevitably played a role in my… — Dinaw Mengestu Copy Share Image
I've wanted to be an actor since I was 6 years old. I was literally picked off the streets of Paris... while… — Tanit Phoenix Copy Share Image
Africa's informal economy is one of the most innovative and inventive environments in the world. Yet it is an environment with little… — Richard Attias Copy Share Image
It is wrong to divide the nation white against black, native born against immigrant or one religion against another. It is also… — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
The biggest lesson from Africa was that life's joys come mostly from relationships and friendships, not from material things. I saw time… — Andrew Shue Copy Share Image
My Botswana books are positive, and I've never really sought to deny that. They are positive. They present a very positive picture… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“Why did you bother coming here at all?" "For my work. That's my profession. Writing about important things that are happening in… — Jagielski Wojciech Copy Share Image
Global capital is agnostic - it has no loyalties. There's an overhang of capital in the U.S., and the key is yield… — Euvin Naidoo Copy Share Image
The same rebellion, the same impatience, the same anger that exists in the hearts of the dark people in Africa and Asia… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
That's why I felt so at home when I went to Africa. It didn't matter that I was halfway around the world… — Herb Ritts Copy Share Image
“From the beginning, Europe assumed the power to make decisions within the international trading system. An excellent illustration of that is the… — Walter Rodney Copy Share Image
I've still not written as well as I want to. I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa,… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“One of them confessed to Paul that his tribe had heard stories about the fiercely cannibalistic ways of white men. Paul's first… — Monte Reel Copy Share Image
“Politicians are trying so hard to run away from having the same problems you are having. They don't want to spend money… — De philosopher DJ Kyos Copy Share Image
As I watched the pulsing fire among the trees and heard the beat of the drum merge and tremble with the voices,… — Gerald Durrell Copy Share Image
I think Africa is the most interesting continent on the planet. You look at a country like Egypt, and you look at… — Malcolm Brogdon Copy Share Image
Lagos is a fascinatingly infuriating place that its residents love - and love to hate. Licence plates on cars here proudly display… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
I see courage everywhere I go in Africa. Fearless human rights activists in Darfur. Women peace advocates in eastern Congo. Former child… — John Prendergast Copy Share Image
[Africa] is a continent of many countries, not one country. If we are down to three or four conflicts, it means that… — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Copy Share Image
“When a group of people are forced to navigate a minefield together, everyone feels a grudging sense of comfort when someone else… — Taona Dumisani Chiveneko Copy Share Image
“Further north, I met a Siberian hermit who lived in the foothills of the Ural Mountains. His life’s passion was wrestling black… — Taona Dumisani Chiveneko Copy Share Image
Obviously the world is moving away from high carbon energy to low carbon energy, and eventually moving away toward renewable energy. So… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
Christianity is the fastest-growing religion in the world; Islam is the second. It's spreading in Asia, Africa, and South America. So the… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
“But when did this anger take root? When snakes first appeared on the national scene? When water in the bowels of the… — Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Copy Share Image
“The rate spread of EBOLA VIRUS in West Africa, is big tragedy. It is a fatal disease in the history of the… — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
What I find problematic is the suggestion that when, say, Madonna adopts an African child, she is saving Africa. It's not that… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
War in Africa is hardly a new phenomenon, nor are voices telling its stories of terror and triumph. Yet some of the… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
As the CIA tried to find itself, the threat of international terrorism emanating from the Middle East, Africa, North Africa and Central… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image
Lagos has also had a particular effect on my career. I was there early, and although it was a courageous step to… — Rem Koolhaas Copy Share Image
I realized that I was African when I came to the United States. Whenever Africa came up in my college classes, everyone… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
Even though it is the case that poverty is linked to AIDS, in the sense that Africa is poor and they have… — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
“Many travelers are essentially fantasists. Tourists are timid fantasists, the others - risk takers - are bold fantasists. The tourists at Etosha… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Shakespeare is absolutely big in Africa. I guess he's big everywhere. Growing up, Shakespeare was the thing. You'd learn monologues and you'd… — Ishmael Beah Copy Share Image
An Obama administration truly looking to break with the molds of the past would stop treating Africa as an obligation and start… — Thomas P.M. Barnett Copy Share Image
I started out doing something little. I went to Africa to spend five weeks putting roofs on a building. I seen the… — Sam Childers Copy Share Image
The wheel of progress revolves relentlessly and all the nations of the world take their turn at the field-glass of human destiny.… — Robert Sobukwe Copy Share Image
It always struck me that Africa was, in a strange way, a futuristic place and had elements and vibes and spirits that… — Damon Albarn Copy Share Image
The importance of Africa's development to the entire world should be self-evident. And yet, despite the high stakes, Europe - and the… — Tedros Adhanom Copy Share Image
“In the U.S., “Instead of feeling guilty for having too much fun, one is inclined to feel ashamed of if one does… — Alemayehu Mekonnen Copy Share Image
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