"As African economies boom and businesses are created,……" — Richard Attias
"As African economies boom and businesses are created, one of the big questions this growth raises is that of third-level education: how can Africa develop a knowledge infrastructure to rival that of the west, a sort of Harvard University in Africa?"
—
Richard Attias
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
20 Quotes by Richard Attias
Richard Attias has 20 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
Sport is a great equalizer that can build bridges, transcend borders and cultures, and render even the fiercest conflicts temporarily…
-
What the Olympics and other mega-events have shown is that the significant investment required to host an international games successfully…
-
The cost of infrastructure development to host a mega-event can be offset against economic growth over future decades.
-
Even an unsuccessful Olympic bid can be the source of change within a city if organizers adhere to their vision.
-
In the organization of any major sporting event or the planning of a building, long-term thinking is key.
-
The factors that have been holding farmers back are similar to those that threaten other types of growth in Africa.…
-
Not only do African students deserve excellent universities, they deserve good elementary and secondary schools, too - and then, to…
-
It is my firm belief that action on the issues that matter for Africa must emerge from within Africa itself.
-
Inspiration, in its rich variety, must be present in any discussion about Africa. We need role models - they are…
-
For African societies, no issue looms larger than employment. Only vibrant entrepreneurship and thriving small businesses can hope to provide…
-
Culturally, it is commonplace for African women to work.
-
Obesity is a problem that nearly every nation in the world is facing, but there is much that we can…
See all 20 quotes by Richard Attias »
More Africa Quotes
This quote is filed under Africa Quotes,
one of 1,183 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
I'll love you, dear, I'll love you till China and Africa meet and the river jumps over the mountain and…
— Wystan Hugh Auden
-
The last four or five hundred years of European contact with Africa produced a body of literature that presented Africa…
— Chinua Achebe
-
People talk about doom-laden scenarios happening in the future: they are happening in Africa now. You can see it perfectly…
— David Attenborough
-
I thought 'Out of Africa' would be a beautiful ballet.
— Amy Adams
-
On Saturday, I was a surgeon in South Africa, very little known. On Monday, I was world renowned.
— Christiaan Barnard
-
I fell in love with Africa and began helping people fix things there.
— Martha Beck
-
Our foreign policy has made a wreck of this planet. I'm always in Africa... And when I go to these…
— Harry Belafonte
-
It is easy to romanticize poverty, to see poor people as inherently lacking agency and will. It is easy to…
— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
-
The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single…
— Mary McLeod Bethune
-
In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more…
— Steven Biko
-
Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz.…
— Art Blakey
-
Africa is a continent in flames. And deep down, if we really accepted that Africans were equal to us, we…
— Bono
See all 1,183 Africa Quotes »
