Famous Quotes & Sayings

Javier Solana

I think we need to give President Konare and the African Union all the support that they need. It is true that sometimes we promise things to the African Union and then we don't give what the promises are. We have to commit ourselves, within our capacities, of course.

It gives us an idea of exactly where they initiate over the African continent and their convective structure as they track over the ocean.

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,

It has been difficult to show effects of stress on the development of hypertension because it may be that only a subset of people who show a genetic susceptibility will develop high blood pressure after chronic exposure to stress. Our research shows that effects of different candidate genes on the development of high blood pressure during adolescence depend on the environmental stressors that are present, the gender and the ethnicity, in a group of European American and African American youth that have been followed for 15 years.

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 now apparent that the organizing efforts have reached beyond the Hispanic community and are now being supported by different communities such as the Anglo community, the African American community, the Asian community.

I was wondering what had happened to 2-month-old West African crowned cranes.

Bill Bradley

I will make sure that my administration reflects the diversity of the country, ... African American, Latino and Asian.

Kenneth Kaunda

There are (numerous) reasons why African leaders need to be more strategic in cultivating a relationship with the diaspora.

Peter Gabriel

When they had (Nelson) Mandela shows in London the bill was really mixed and I don't think we lost any viewers as a result. African artists are strong, charismatic and compelling, and I think they hold people's attention.

He was interested in the ritualistic aspect of African art. African art, like Picasso's art, is not about describing things, but about conveying the idea of things and people. The influence of African art on Picasso can be seen in the works he produced from 1907-9.

Don Cheadle

I don't believe that the U.S. needs to take a police role. I think it needs to support African nations that have said they want to become a part of the solution.

Meg Rosoff

I can actually trace the moment I decided I couldn't be a doctor. It was in biology, they brought in these African crickets and we were supposed to dissect them - but there's no way I was touching those bugs.

Joyce Banda

I am convening the African Leaders Forum on Disability in partnership with Special Olympics so that a marginalized population long unrecognized does not remain in the shadows. I consider this a critical, moral and practical challenge.

Dambisa Moyo

I am fortunate: my parents told me the world was my oyster, when they could have said I wouldn't make it for a lot of reasons - rural, girl, small African country. So, no regrets.

Justin Rose

I am hoping I can turn my form around as it is a lifelong ambition of mine to represent Europe in the Ryder Cup. The first European Tour event I will play in is the South African Open, but in the meantime I will be trying to improve my world ranking as that's another way of qualifying.

I am interested in seeing how the South African audience responds to seeing themselves in a show like this.

Chris Coleman

He has improved since he has been here and when he goes to the African Nations Cup in January, it is a big loss to us, but we don't complain and we get on with it.

Graeme Smith

He is a South African icon, and all South Africans look up to him with pride. His dignity, strength and courage have been incredible and we can only try to follow his example on the field.

He not only saw pictures of African art in books; he was exposed to African art from many of the former French colonies. He learnt from Africa how to turn convex into concave, how to turn chubby cheeks into hollow cheeks.

Henkel is committed to showing support for the South African government's broad-based BEE to enable previously disadvantaged communities to participate more fully in the economy.

Corrine Brown

Today, Juneteenth is a celebration that recognizes and honors African American achievements in education and economic prosperity.

Our goal was to qualify for the World Cup and the African Nations Cup. After that, we focused on qualifying for the quarterfinals and then the semi-finals. Now we have qualified for the final and I am very satisfied with the performance.

Tokyo Sexwale

Our team showed strength in the face of adversity. They did their best and Tomas showed why he is such a highly-rated driver. They are all a credit to their country. We are confident that our performance will improve at the next race, where we will again fly the South African flag with pride.

Overall, 2006 should be another very strong year for the South African automotive industry and similarly for Ford Motor Company. The positive growth trend in South African new vehicle sales that we have been experiencing over recent years is set to continue in 2006, albeit at a more subdued pace.

The piece has been danced on four continents by 15 ballet companies. It's a very strange compilation of Bach blended with traditional African songs and rhythms. They kind of bleed in and out of each other.

Chris Abani

African narratives in the West, they proliferate. I really don't care anymore. I'm more interested in the stories we tell about ourselves - how, as a writer, I find that African writers have always been the curators of our humanity on this continent.

Chris Abani

I read mostly Irish, African, Japanese, South American, and African writers. You can count on Scandinavian literature for a certain kind of darkness, a modern mythic style.

Chris Abani

There is no living African writer who has not had to, or will not have to, contend with Achebe's work. We are either resisting him - stylistically, politically, or culturally - or we are writing toward him.

Barack Obama

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.

Wole Soyinka

Some African leaders actually dare to suggest that democracy is a concept alien to traditional African society. This is one of the most impudent political blasphemies I can think of.

Wole Soyinka

Trading and religion have always been aligned together in the history of the world, and especially on the African continent.

Niecy Nash

When I was growing up, Brandy was TV star, reality star, a pop star, a Cover girl, Grammy winner, had her own Brandy doll, and was the first African American to play Disney princess Cinderella. Most importantly, she is a survivor. Many only judge and remember a person's most recent failure.