Famous Quotes & Sayings

I suspect that Rothstein was looking for an opportunity to show the dignity of African Americans, even in the South.

I think it could happen at the African Cup of Nations - you never know!

Jim Sinclair

I take great pride in the numerous accomplishments of our management team and the competence, drive and successes of our exploration group which is now being recognized by the growing number of Confidentiality Agreements that are now in place or under consideration. With the largest exploration undertaking on the African Continent, I look forward to more announcements of progress for our investors and potential industry partners.

Haiti is an African country outside of Africa. The AU wants to help create conditions in which a new government can be democratically elected in Haiti.

Trevor Noah

I was born in South Africa during apartheid, a system of laws that made it illegal for people to mix in South Africa. And this was obviously awkward because I grew up in a mixed family. My mother's a black woman, South African Xhosa woman... and my father's Swiss, from Switzerland.

This was our first visit to an African country and South African conditions of detention could certainly be a best practice for any other country on the continent or anywhere else in the world.

He recognized this was an important niche, but I would also argue that he saw himself as contributing to the uplift of African Americans and contributing to a changing America.

John Prendergast

Having a strong African leader, with the confidence of regional governments, who's backed by high-level envoys from countries that matter

Neil MacGregor

Hardest of all for Europeans to negotiate are traditional African religions, whose transactions with unseen powers are central to the running of life in many areas, the main weapon in the struggle against the forces of evil.

Nadine Gordimer

He's a colleague and a friend, and it's also a wonderful thing that the Nobel Prize has come to South Africa again,

Here was the United States just emerging from its fight for independence when the young country finds itself blocked from free trade by North African countries in the Atlantic Ocean,

Whoopi Goldberg

Good evening, loyal subjects. I am the African queen. Some of you may know me as the virgin queen, but I can't imagine who.

His work is a fine example of contemporary West African art depicting traditional ways of life.

It could have been worse. Lions in Africa can go a couple of weeks between eating.

It is a bit of a danger series. South Africa have shown in the past they are competitive.

I think the president is going to have to nominate a woman or Hispanic or an African American, and that probably the situation (with Hurricane Katrina) is such that an elevation makes good sense now.

I think that if I took this into a court of law and put this (theory) forward, then we have conclusively and beyond a reasonable doubt proved that the African crowned eagle was the killer.

Javier Solana

It is for the leaders who are concerned to take this decision. We hope that the African Union will decide to move to a U.N. mission.

Nelson Mandela

Whatever mistakes he may have made, and it is possible that he has made very fundamental mistakes as many of us have done, I hope South Africa will not forget the role he has played,

There is enough fresh water in Africa for everybody, but management of water resources is less than optimal.

The people I mixed with in Monaco didn't relate to my South African mentality or humor... Although I have met some wonderful people since I've been living in Monaco, I regard them all as acquaintances. I only have two people I consider friends here.

The peoples of Africa have become fed up with wars and conflicts and, for this reason, the African Union is doing its best to resolve the conflicts in the continent.

We've found that people have gotten used to seeing traditional images of children in despair, especially from African countries. Those images are no longer surprising, and most people certainly don't see them as a call to action.

Justin Smith

We've done several concerts to promote literacy... anywhere from children in Africa to children in St. George. It's definitely something that we have always been supportive of.

With most of the African Union against them on this, it may be very difficult for them to resist.

Charles Taylor

We the undersigned Liberians, Nigerians, Sierra Leoneans, other Africans and international organizations are calling on President Obasanjo to immediately end his government's persecution of human rights campaigners, reassure Liberians and all Africans that Charles Taylor will not, shall not and cannot be allowed to subvert the collective will of ECOWAS, African Union and the World Community,

I thought that it was important visually to say it's a new day ? a new day ? for African women.

I think we got our main message across, that New York is a place that will welcome athletes, teams, fans from Africa like no other city can. We showed how New York will celebrate Africans and African athletes.

Kofi Annan

I thank you for your efforts, especially in calling for an end to agricultural subsidies and trade barriers that actually impoverish African farmers and producers,

Calvin Trillin

It isn't like when John died, when there were a lot of people there. I think this time she wanted to do it more by herself. Somebody told me there's an African blessing, 'May we be buried by our children.' It's obviously the hardest loss.

It is not possible to link anybody in this hemisphere to any ethnic group in Africa at this time.

It is necessary for China and Africa to promote cooperation in consular affairs,

Alicia Keys

I was able to see it with my eyes in South Africa and I thought that I needed to come to the ground too.