Africans Quotes

136 Africans quotes by 96 unique authors

From a genomic perspective, we are all Africans. — Svante Paabo
We Africans are able to build companies that can operate in the global environment. — Strive Masiyiwa
We are all Africans under the skin. — Spencer Wells
You may imagine the joy manifested by these poor Africans, when they heard one of their own color address them in a friendly manner, and… — Lewis Tappan
Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism . Her earth is rich, yet the products that come from above and below the soil… — Kwame Nkrumah
Although native Africans domesticated some plants in the Sahel and in Ethiopia and in tropical West Africa, they acquired valuable domestic animals only later, from… — Jared Diamond
For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian. — Ama Ata Aidoo
The moral and intellectual character of the Africans is widely different in different nations. — Samuel George Morton
As a young woman, I dreamed of changing the world. In my twenties, I went to Africa to try and save the continent, only to… — Jacqueline Novogratz
The Church was as concerned with this world as the next: I saw that virtually all of the achievements of Africans seemed to have come… — Nelson Mandela
Africans believe in something that is difficult to render in English. We call it ubuntu, botho. It means the essence of being human. You know… — Desmond Tutu
The tragedy of Africa is that Africans are in the business of canonizing thieves and demonizing its saints. — PLO Lumumba
Most Africans don't get to see these wild animals at all. Once they see and learn about them, they are much more likely to become… — Jane Goodall
What we need in South Africa is for egos to be suppressed in favour of peace. We need to create a new breed of South… — Chris Hani
I'm a polygamist. I can afford to have as many wives as I can afford to have. All Africans believe in it. My dad has… — Unknown Author
Marcus Garvey was one of the first advocates of Black Power, and is still today the greatest spokesman ever to have been produced by the… — Walter Rodney
Africans sensed in their hearts that Jesus did not mock their respect for the sacred or their clamor for an invincible Savior, so they beat… — Lamin Sanneh
It is very much the theme of our President, President Thabo Mbeki, whose passion is for Africa to work together, and for Africans to get… — Miriam Makeba
Making African American films are hard in Hollywood. We need to rely on a support network and bring more cohesion to different filmmakers, actors, producers… — Paula Patton
Jamestown changed the world in many ways, but perhaps it shaped our nation most profoundly the day Africans arrived. I can't think of a more… — Tavis Smiley
We South Africans are also crazy about football, so the World Cup can be nothing but successful. — Jacob Zuma
Irish Americans are no more Irish than Black Americans are Africans. — Bob Geldof
As Africans Americans we often think about the tragic stories associated with our lineage, but there are a lot of triumphs. Traveling helps you learn… — Laz Alonso
I made a lot of friends at school, and they were all Africans. I could have felt very different. I didn't feel different, I didn't… — Mem Fox
The Israelis are becoming increasingly like the white supremacist South Africans, viewing the Palestinians as a lower form of life, not hesitating to kill a… — Zbigniew Brzezinski

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