Continents Quote by Djimon Hounsou

I don't think anyone who has been to Africa comes away untouched by the place. You see a lot of beauty and optimism, but…

— Gary Frank

Far from being hopeless, Africa is full of hope and potential, maybe more so than any other continent. The challenge is to ensure that…

— Mo Ibrahim

As Africans, we need to share common recognition that all of us stand to lose if we fail to transform our continent.

— Thabo Mbeki

The main thing that gives me hope is the media. We have radio, TV, magazines, and books, so we have the possibility of learning…

— Jared Diamond

Maybe I'm overly pessimistic, but most of Africa is a continent without much hope for its people... What [Africa] needs, the West cannot give.…

— Walter E. Williams

With the kinds of progress we're seeing in Africa, we have people who have a very high expectation, and often people think that, you…

— John Dramani Mahama

In relation to the question of hope, I think the only hope we have is hope against hope. We hope for a better world.…

— Simon Critchley

I’m extremely optimistic about rapid transformation and change of things in Africa in general.

— Binyavanga Wainaina

You wish that you could move more rapidly and you have setbacks. You know, the AIDS epidemic was a huge setback for Africa, and…

— Bill Gates

When I first went to Africa, I thought that I was personally going to save the continent, if not the world.

— Jacqueline Novogratz

The West is anxious about becoming another Africa, and it has dug deep moats in the hopes of preventing that, but it's too late:…

— Andre Naffis-Sahely

The United States remains the last best hope for a mankind plagued by tyranny and deprivation. America is no stronger than its people --…

— Ronald Reagan