African Quotes
934 African quotes by 620 unique authors
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The land itself, of course, was careless of its name. It still is. You can call it what you like, fight all the wars you…
— Alexandra Fuller
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But I plucked a new, different, worldly soul for myself -- maybe a soul I found in the spray thrown up by the surge of…
— Alexandra Fuller
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African cavalry mounted on rhinos or hippos would have made mincemeat of European cavalry mounted on horses. But it couldnt happen.
— Jared Diamond
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Until all Africans stand and speak as free human beings, equal in the eyes of the Almighty; until that day, the African continent shall not…
— Haile Selassie
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When you compare what people endured in the South in the 60s to try to get the right to vote for African Americans, and to…
— Eric Holder
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I did a little bit to raise the dignity and recognition of the greatness of African-American music.
— Ahmet Ertegun
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African Americans have always known that a little bit of paranoia was healthy for us.
— Cynthia McKinney
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Africans and persons of African descent must assume the primary responsibility and leadership in historical research....if we are to continue to leave practically all important…
— Chancellor Williams
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I am committed to ensure that our 2008 Republican presidential candidates forthrightly address issues of importance to the African-American community.
— Ken Mehlman
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I do know this, though: I’m done pretending that the handful of racist gay white men out there—and they’re out there, and I think they’re…
— Dan Savage
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Within the model minority rhetoric, Asian Americans are represented as “good” minorities and African Americans are represented as “bad” minorities. Here, the achievements of Asian…
— Jennifer Lee
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I have strong views about South African politics and I still don't feel I need to make public statements.
— Zola Budd
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When you sit in America you miss the open plains and you miss the sound of rain and the smell of rain and the smell…
— Zola Budd
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Welfare has destroyed the African-American family by telling young black women that husbands and fathers are unnecessary and obsolete. … We have incentivized fornication rather…
— Bryan Fischer
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At the highest levels of the medical cartel, vaccines are a top priority because they cause a weakening of the immune system. I know that…
— Jon Rappoport
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Like the crow among mankind are the Zanj [African Blacks] for they are the worst of men and the most vicious of creatures in character…
— Al-Jahiz
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Black children need to see their lives reflected in the books they read. If they don't, they won't feel welcome in the world of literature.…
— Valerie Wilson Wesley
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The Latin American has no tribe to fall back on, as the African does, no reliable judiciary to defend his rights as the European does,…
— Ted Simon
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I'd like to see marriage count again among African-Americans and not just in the society in general.
— Leah Ward Sears
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Nowadays people always say, 'How come he's doing such young shows?' But they never mention 'The Mod Squad'. I was very proud of that show.…
— Aaron Spelling
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When the average American consumes 43 times as much as the average African, we've got to think that consumption is an issue. It's not just…
— Jason W Clay
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The South Africans decided that they would like to prove to the world they did not have any nuclear weapons and their decision was not…
— Hans Blix
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From the time of independences until the end of the Cold War, in spite of the participation of a considerable number of African states in…
— Omar Bongo
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The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused…
— Omar Bongo
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In short, we have, among African countries, a duty of solidarity.
— Omar Bongo
Who Wrote These African Quotes
620 authors contributed a total of 934 African Quotes, led by these top contributors: