South Africa Quotes - Page 6

• All of our forebears contributed to what South Africa has become. That does not, however, mean that I must apologize to anyone for being born a Zulu, or for having that culture.

  Mangosuthu Buthelezi

  Mean, Apology, Doe

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• A lot of people say colonialism was 'evil' or whatever, but what have they really done with Africa since we gave it back to them? I don't think it should be considered 'racist' to admit maybe ending apartheid did more harm than good in South Africa.

  Zach Braff

  Thinking, People, Evil

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• In this era of the global village, the tide of democracy is running. And it will not cease, not in China, not in South Africa, not in any corner of this earth, where the simple idea of democracy and freedom has taken root.

  Paul Tsongas

  Running, Taken, Simple

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• Many South African tribes used extracts from the African bush willow to heal the sick.

  Bob Pettit

  African Tribes, Sick, Used

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• Peace cannot come without the engagement of those who have been before. Gen. Dostum will make peace possible. He was engaged in conflict of the past. Forgiveness is an extremely important part of our culture. But, like Rwanda and South Africa, we need to fashion our own solution.

  Ashraf Ghani

  Fashion, Past, Important

  Source: www.macleans.ca

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• Right. So you go into Darfur and you go into South Africa, you get rid of the white government there. You put sanctions on them. You stand behind Nelson Mandela - who was bankrolled by communists for a time, had the support of certain communist leaders. You go to Ethiopia. You do the same thing.

  Rush Limbaugh

  Government, Communist Leaders, White

  "Limbaugh claims Dems' interest in Darfur is securing black 'voting bloc'". www.mediamatters.org. August 23, 2007.

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• GNU, n. An animal of South Africa, which in its domesticated state resembles a horse, a buffalo and a stag. In its wild condition it is something like a thunderbolt, an earthquake and a cyclone.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Horse, Animal, Earthquakes

  Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.97, University of Georgia Press

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• The histories of our two peoples, Palestinian and South African, correspond in such painful and poignant ways, that I intensely feel myself being at home amongst compatriots

  Nelson Mandela

  Home, Two, Way

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• I am honoured to be asked to take on this role, especially as it comes at such an integral time for our relationship with South Africa and the African continent. There shall be many new challenges and opportunities ahead and I look forward to embracing them with great anticipation [on becoming the UK's high commissioner to South Africa]

  Paul Boateng

  Opportunity, Challenges, Roles

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• The calm and tolerant atmosphere that prevailed during the elections depicts the type of South Africa we can build. It set the tone for the future. We might have our differences, but we are one people with a common destiny in our rich variety of culture, race and tradition.

  Nelson Mandela

  Change, Destiny, Race

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.133, Pan Macmillan

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• No one can compare us to the apartheid regime. It's not like in South Africa between the blacks and the whites who belong to the same nation, or in Berlin where you find parents living on the eastern side and their children in the western side.

  Silvan Shalom

  Children, Parent, Berlin

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• When [Nelson Mandela] was in prison I admired him for his moral strength... Of his period in power I can see few results. Apartheid no longer exists, at least to all appearances, but no one understands what the new government in South Africa is doing.

  Mengistu Haile Mariam

  Government, Moral Strength, Prison

  "Talk of the Devil: Encounters with Seven Dictators". Book by Riccardo Orizio, July 2, 2003.

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

  Mangosuthu Buthelezi

  Wells, South

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• Braai Day is a slap in the face of our efforts to regain who we are. And should make any self respecting South African cringe.

  Simphiwe Dana

  Self, Effort, Who We Are

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• It is not my questions that embarrass South Africa – it is your answers.

  Helen Suzman

  Answers, South

  "Helen Suzman, Relentless Challenger of Apartheid System, Is Dead at 91" by John F. Burns, Alan Cowell, www.nytimes.com. January 1, 2009.

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• Since the start of the Ashes I have had a hectic workload. I've played almost every game, but I'm thinking that after South Africa and the Bangladesh series I can clock off for two or three months. It's like Friday afternoon for a guy who goes to work all week.

  Brett Lee

  Friday, Thinking, Games

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• The United States imprisons a larger percentage of its black population than South Africa did at the height of apartheid. In Washington, D.C., our nation’s capitol, it is estimated that three out of four young black men (and nearly all those in the poorest neighborhoods) can expect to serve time in prison.

  Michelle Alexander

  Men, Black, United States

  Michelle Alexander (2013). “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness”, p.6, The New Press

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• No other country in the world imprisons so many of its racial or ethnic minorities. The United States imprisons a larger percentage of its black population than South Africa did at the height of apartheid

  Michelle Alexander

  Country, Black, United States

  Michelle Alexander (2013). “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness”, p.6, The New Press

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• Press Freedom will never be under threat in South Africa for as long as the ANC is the majority party

  Nelson Mandela

  Party, Long, Majority

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• South Africa is the most beautiful country I have been to. Canada is also hugely underrated.

  Honor Blackman

  Beautiful, Country, Canada

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• I don't mind snakes. Growing up in South Africa there were a couple a snakes around... and I'm not talking just about the government!

  Trevor Rabin

  Growing Up, Couple, Government

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Very sad to hear about the passing of Nelson Mandela. He was a true inspiration for human rights and equality for South Africa and the reason apartheid no longer exists there. The world will never forget his capacity for forgiveness and magnanimity. RIP

  Bryan Adams

  Rip, Inspiration, Rights

  FaceBook post by Bryan Adams from Dec 06, 2013

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• Greece is the mother of democracy and South Africa is its youngest daughter

  Nelson Mandela

  Daughter, Mother, Democracy

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• I think we have got the wood on South Africa, but that does not mean they are not a good team. They intimidate a lot of teams but we intimidate them. There is no disrespect for South Africa; they are a very good team.

  Shane Warne

  Team, Mean, Thinking

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• In South Africa, they dig for diamonds. Tons of earth are moved to find a little pebble not as large as a little fingernail. The miners are looking for the diamonds, not the dirt. They are willing to lift all the dirt in order to find the jewels. In daily life, people forget this principle and become pessimists because there is more dirt than diamonds. When trouble comes, don’t be frightened by the negatives. Look for the positives and dig them out. They are so valuable it doesn't matter if you have to handle tons of dirt.

  Robert Ringer

  Jewels, Order, People

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