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“WOMEN must be at the forefront of nation-building to bring the South African citizenry together and, therefore, develop a whole new ethos of human co-existence”

Humans Whole Together Nations Existence Building South South Africa Ethos Nation Building Citizenry

Author:Steven Biko

“I'm over there filming in South Africa now, and two in five are HIV-positive now. Not many people know that.”

People Knows Two Five South South Africa Hiv Hiv Positive

Author:Bruce Davison

“We emigrated to South Africa and later to Canada so I went to school in several places.”

School South Canada South Africa

Author:J. Philippe Rushton

“There are, of course, all sorts of other unpleasant regimes outside the walls as well - the military dictators of Latin America and the apartheid regime of South Africa.”

Wells America Courses Military Wall South Latin Regimes Dictator South Africa Latin America Apartheid

Author:Barbara Amiel

“Well, surely, I am not in charge of South Africa.”

Wells South South Africa

Author:Mangosuthu Buthelezi

“I helped found Artists for New South Africa, but it used to be called Artists for Free South Africa. Alfre Woodard and a bunch of us started this.”

Used Artist Found South Bunch Used To Be South Africa

Author:Mary Steenburgen

“We believe that the world, too, can destroy apartheid, firstly by striking at the economy of South Africa.”

World Believe Economy South South Africa Apartheid

Author:Oliver Tambo

“I have lived in countries that were coming out of conflict: Ireland, South Africa, the Czech republic. People there are overflowing with energy.”

People Country Energy Conflict South Republic Coming Out Ireland South Africa Czech Czech Republic

Author:Brian Eno

“We do not want to create a situation like that which exists in South Africa, where the whites are the owners and rulers, and the blacks are the workers. If we do not do all kinds of work, easy and hard, skilled and unskilled, if we become merely landlords, then this will not be our homeland”

Ifs Want Kind Hard Easy Situation South Workers Israel All Kinds Owners Rulers South Africa Homeland Zionist Landlord

Author:David Ben-Gurion

“In the years of the Reagan-Bush administration alone, about 1.5 million people were killed by South Africa just in the surrounding countries. Forget what was happening in South Africa and Namibia.”

People Years Country Politics Forget Millions Media Happenings South Administration South Africa Namibia

Book:Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda

Source: Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda

“I think it's a good thing for a president or political leaders to want to put their values or their faith into action. Desmond Tutu did that in South Africa. Martin Luther King Jr. did that here. This is a good thing.”

Thinking Want Action Political Values President Leader Kings Good Things South South Africa Luther Political Leaders

Author:Jim Wallis

“South Africa is blessed to have women and men like yourselves who have little to give but give what you have with open hands and open hearts.”

Men Giving Heart Littles Hands Like You Men And Women Blessed South South Africa Open Heart

Author:Mangosuthu Buthelezi

“As a gay Jewish white South African, I belong to quite a lot of minority groups. You constantly have to question who you are, what you are and whether you have the courage to be who you are.”

White Courage Groups Gay Who You Are South Minorities South Africa Be Who You Are Minority Groups

Author:Antony Sher

“There is no peace in Southern Africa. There is no peace because there is no justice. There can be no real peace and security until there be first justice enjoyed by all the inhabitants of that beautiful land. The Bible knows nothing about peace without justice, for that would be crying "peace, peace, where there is no peace". God's Shalom, peace, involves inevitably righteousness, justice, wholeness, fullness of life, participation in decision-making, goodness, laughter, joy, compassion, sharing and reconciliation.”

“I go back to South Africa at least once a year, sometimes twice, and usually for a month. And probably, I'm guessing, I'll spend more time back there as I get older.”

Years Sometimes Months South More Time South Africa Guessing

Author:Dave Matthews

“All of my life had been spent in the shadow of apartheid. And when South Africa went through its extraordinary change in 1994, it was like having spent a lifetime in a boxing ring with an opponent and suddenly finding yourself in that boxing ring with nobody else and realising you've to take the gloves off and get out and reinvent yourself.”

Findings Shadow Lifetime South Extraordinary Rings Opponents Boxing Finding Yourself Realising South Africa Gloves Apartheid Reinventing Reinventing Yourself Boxing Gloves Boxing Ring

Author:Athol Fugard

“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 Africans who love their country and love everybody, irrespective of their colour.”

Love Inspirational Needs Country Peace Ego Creating And Love South Colour Patriotic Communist South Africa Favour Suppressing Anti Racist

Author:Chris Hani

“When a Jew, in America or in South Africa, talks to his Jewish companions about 'our' government, he means the government of Israel.”

Mean Government America South Jew Israel Companion South Africa

Author:David Ben-Gurion

“The World Cup in 2010 is going to be the most inspirational thing ever to hit the streets in South Africa. For the first time, the World Cup won't just be something that is happening on the other side of the world think about the excitement-the biggest players, from all over the world, will be playing football in a stadium just round the corner from home.”

Thinking World Firsts Home Sides Player Streets Football Happenings First Time South Rounds Corners Cups Excitement South Africa Stadiums World Cup Playing Football

Author:Benni McCarthy

“We cannot blame other people for our troubles. We are not victims of the influx of foreign people into South Africa. We must remember that it was mainly due to the aggressive and hostile policies of the apartheid regime that the economic development of our neighbours was undermined.”

People Remember Trouble Economic Policy Development Victim Blame South Dues Aggressive Regimes South Africa Hostile Neighbour Apartheid Economic Development

Book:Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations

Source: Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations

“It is very difficult now in South Africa to find anyone who ever supported apartheid.”

Difficult South South Africa Apartheid

Author:Desmond Tutu

“What is South Africa’s sound? What are they supposed to bring that ignites the rest of the body of Christ around the globe?”

Body Sound Christ South South Africa Globes Ignite Body Of Christ

Author:Jeremy Riddle

“While many applauded Oprah for opening her heart to young girls in South Africa, some criticized her for not investing in the youth of America.”

Heart America Young Girl Youth South Investing Opening South Africa

Author:Kitty Kelley

“I set up a laboratory in the Department of Physiology in the Medical School in South Africa and begin to try to find a bacteriophage system which we might use to solve the genetic code.”

Trying Use Might School South Solve Medical Code Department South Africa Laboratory Physiology Medical School Medical Education Might Use

Author:Sydney Brenner

“Sinn Fein has productively taken the example of South Africa and, as we develop the peace process, we continue to use examples from South Africa.”

Use Process Taken Example South South Africa Sinn Fein

Author:Gerry Adams

“The southward advance of native African farmers with Central African crops halted in Natal, beyond which Central African crops couldn't grow - with enormous consequences for the recent history of South Africa.”

Literature Grows Consequence South Enormous Native Farmers South Africa Crops Natal

Author:Jared Diamond

“Most people, of course, spend their lives caring about the wrong things. The worry about South Africa or Nicaragua. They spend so much time finding themselves that they lose their taxicabs. They don't see that what kind of napkin you get at a delicatessen is a matter of much significance in the world today. That's why they don't get linen.”

People World Life Kind Matter Today Courses Loses Worry Findings South Caring Significance South Africa World Today Wrong Things Napkins Linen Nicaragua

Author:Kinky Friedman

“The G8 nations, together with the five major emerging economies of China, India, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, use almost three-quarters of the Earth's biocapacity - the capacity of the world's ecosystems to produce natural resources and to reduce harmful substances.”

“The biggest problem in South Africa is that we have a disrupted timeline. Historically, politically, spiritually, economically, in people's minds, in people's heads.”

People Mind Problem South South Africa Timelines

Author:Abdullah Ibrahim

“The global phenomenon of poverty tourism - or 'poorism' - has become increasingly popular during the past few years. Tourists pay to be guided through the favelas of Brazil and the shantytowns of South Africa. The recently opened Los Angeles Gang Tour carries visitors through battle-scarred territories of urban violence and deprivation.”

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Author:Leslie Jamison

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