Interesting quotes about Africa

Oprah Winfrey

“Mr. Right's coming, but he's in Africa, and he's walking”

Madonna

"I assure you it doesn't matter who you are or how much money you have, nothing goes fast in Africa" Madonna on her adoption of Malawian baby; David Banda

Angelina Jolie

In Africa, we were around thousands of people who have seen a lot of poverty, but they were fun at the end of the day.

Thabo Mbeki

"Today it feels good to be an African"

Taken from the speech: “I Am an African” By Thabo Mbeki on the Occasion of the Adoption by the Constitutional Assembly of “The Republic of South Africa Constitutional Bill 1996.” Read the entire speech at: www.nathanielturner.com/iamanafrican.htm

“God bless Africa, Guard her people, Guide her leaders, And give her peace.”

Trevor Huddleston

“I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they (the whites of South Africa) have turned to loving, they will find we (the blacks) are turned to hating.”

Alan Paton quotes (South African Writer and Educator, 1903-1988)

“It is important to nurture any new ideas and initiatives which can make a difference for Africa.”

Wangari Maathai

“Africa is a cruel country; it takes your heart and grinds it into powdered stone-and no one minds.”

Elspeth Huxley

“For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place.”

Maya Angelou

“I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.”

Nelson Mandela