African Quotes
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The truth is that while men, in our society, are encouraged to have strong egos and to function in competitive, aggressive, intellectualized modes that may indeed cause them pain, for most women the ego is like a fragile African Violet, grown in secret fr...
Starhawk
Keywords: african :: aggressive :: and :: are :: cause :: competitive :: ego :: egos :: encouraged :: for :: fragile :: from :: function :: grown :: have :: in :: indeed :: intellectualized :: is :: like :: may :: men :: modes :: most :: our :: pain :: secret :: society :: strong :: that :: the :: them :: to :: truth :: violet :: while :: womenSource: thinkexist.com -
African nationalism is meaningless, dangerous, anachronistic, if it is not, at the same time, pan-Africanism
Julius K. Nyerere
Keywords: african :: africanism :: anachronistic :: at :: dangerous :: if :: is :: it :: meaningless :: nationalism :: not :: pan :: same :: the :: timeSubject: African American QuotesSource: thinkexist.com
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The simple truth is that balding African-American men look cool when they shave their heads, whereas balding white men look like giant thumbs.
Dave Barry
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Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations.
Kofi Annan
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(after being criticized for excessive celebration) "We`re (African-Americans) more expressive than the white guys. You look at the skilled players. We`re the ones that get into the end zone. We get in the end zone more than they do." "I see my work like P...
Terrell Owens
Keywords: african :: after :: americans :: at :: being :: celebration :: criticized :: do :: end :: excessive :: expressive :: for :: get :: guys :: he :: in :: into :: like :: look :: more :: my :: ones :: picasso :: players :: re :: see :: skilled :: than :: that :: the :: they :: we :: white :: work :: you :: zoneSource: imdb.com
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As an African American actress there are people who have been staples in my life that opened a door that I can walk through. I hope that I can have that impact.
Monique Coleman
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[in 1994 interview, on African-American actors in Hollywood] I don`t know if I`m the one who should be commenting on the situation. I can`t complain about the amount of work that`s out there. I am black. But I didn`t become black yesterday. I`m black and ...
Whoopi Goldberg
Keywords: 1994 :: about :: actors :: african :: am :: american :: amount :: and :: be :: become :: black :: but :: can :: commenting :: complain :: didn :: don :: get :: hollywood :: if :: in :: interview :: know :: of :: on :: one :: out :: should :: situation :: that :: the :: there :: who :: work :: yesterdaySource: imdb.com
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(On being a black actor) "I have friends, African American actors, who`ve had more of a struggle; hopefully they`re starting to see some air and light now. But in my directing career, in my acting career, in my producing career, I haven`t been bound by a ...
Forest Whitaker
Keywords: acting :: actor :: actors :: african :: air :: american :: and :: been :: being :: black :: bound :: but :: by :: career :: directing :: friends :: had :: have :: haven :: hopefully :: in :: light :: lim :: lot :: more :: my :: now :: of :: on :: producing :: re :: see :: some :: starting :: struggle :: they :: to :: ve :: whoSource: imdb.com
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America has this understanding of Africans that plays like National Geographic: a bunch of Negroes with loincloths running around the plain fields of Africa chasing gazelles. Meanwhile, we have Africans and African-Americans, contemporary men, with great ...
Djimon Hounsou
Keywords: africa :: african :: africans :: america :: americans :: and :: around :: bunch :: chasing :: contemporary :: fields :: gazelles :: geographic :: great :: has :: have :: like :: loincloths :: meanwhile :: men :: national :: negroes :: of :: plain :: plays :: running :: stori :: that :: the :: this :: understanding :: we :: withSource: imdb.com
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I love my heritage! I have my mother who is an Irish-Italian, and my father who is African, so I have the taste buds of an Italian and the spice of an African.
Alicia Keys
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I love my heritage! I have my mother who is an Irish-Italian, and my father who is African, so I have the taste buds of an Italian and the spice of an African.
Alicia Keys
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[on his ethnic background] Half-Italian, half-African-American, and English and Irish thrown in there somewhere.
Justin Guarini
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[On his character in his upcoming movie Waterproof (1999)]: He`s a 73-year-old Jewish grocery store owner on a street that`s entirely African-American. He`s the only holdout. He`s not moving. Tough old guy. I`m finding out to my own surprise, that I can d...
Burt Reynolds
Keywords: 1999 :: 73 :: african :: american :: can :: character :: do :: entirely :: finding :: grocery :: guy :: he :: his :: holdout :: in :: jewish :: movie :: moving :: my :: not :: old :: on :: only :: out :: own :: owner :: store :: street :: surprise :: that :: the :: things :: to :: tough :: upcoming :: waterproof :: yearSource: imdb.com
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I`ve always said that my father is half black and half Venezuelan and my mother is Irish. But people don`t understand. They can`t fathom that I`m African American, Venezuelan and Irish.
Mariah Carey
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[On accents]: At first I found it really hard using three different English accents: South African, faking the American, faking the accent required by the job. I decided to make it easier for myself and just do one. I haven`t lost my culture, just my acce...
Charlize Theron
Keywords: accent :: accents :: african :: american :: and :: at :: by :: culture :: decided :: different :: do :: easier :: english :: faking :: first :: for :: found :: hard :: haven :: it :: job :: just :: lost :: make :: my :: myself :: on :: one :: really :: required :: south :: the :: three :: to :: usingSource: imdb.com
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I`ve always been very proud to be a South African and I`ve always been very honest to people about that. And whatever I can do in my power I promise you I will do. I don`t think it`s too much pressure. I think it`s our duty as citizens of this country. Yo...
Charlize Theron
Keywords: about :: african :: always :: and :: as :: be :: been :: can :: citizens :: country :: do :: don :: duty :: honest :: in :: it :: much :: my :: of :: our :: people :: power :: pressure :: promise :: proud :: south :: that :: think :: this :: to :: too :: ve :: very :: whatever :: will :: youSource: imdb.com
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You have to look at African-American turnout, particularly in Prince George`s County. If that turns out his way, that can be helpful.
Annie Bunker
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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,
Andy Schneider
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Whether or not all this came to pass in an East African ditch, I wouldn`t like to say. Perhaps it happened in North Africa or further west, but Africa was definitely the place.
Amy Wyatt
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When you talk about evangelicals, don`t forget that a significant proportion of the evangelical community is African American. And most African Americans - well over 90 percent, thoroughly evangelical, thoroughly biblical - will probably vote Democratic.
Andrew Greeley
Keywords: 90 :: about :: african :: american :: americans :: and :: biblical :: community :: democratic :: don :: evangelical :: evangelicals :: forget :: is :: most :: of :: over :: percent :: probably :: proportion :: significant :: talk :: that :: the :: thoroughly :: vote :: well :: when :: will :: youSource: brainyquote.com
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When you talk about evangelicals, don`t forget that a significant proportion of the evangelical community is African American. And most African Americans - well over 90 percent, thoroughly evangelical, thoroughly biblical - will probably vote Democratic.
Andrew Greeley
Keywords: 90 :: about :: african :: american :: americans :: and :: biblical :: community :: democratic :: don :: evangelical :: evangelicals :: forget :: is :: most :: of :: over :: percent :: probably :: proportion :: significant :: talk :: that :: the :: thoroughly :: vote :: well :: when :: will :: youSource: brainyquote.com
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When you look at the statistics for heart disease and diabetes in African-American women, it`s detected very late. We`re trying to reach out to a younger audience and educate them before they get to that stage.
Karen Williams
Keywords: african :: american :: and :: at :: audience :: before :: detected :: diabetes :: disease :: educate :: for :: get :: heart :: in :: it :: late :: look :: out :: re :: reach :: stage :: statistics :: that :: the :: them :: they :: to :: trying :: very :: we :: when :: women :: you :: youngerSource: thinkexist.com
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When no other schools in the Southeastern Conference or the former Southwestern Conference would award them athletic scholarships, African Americans had been recruited by and playing for Texas Western since the 1950s.
Andrea Vinyard
Keywords: 1950s :: african :: americans :: and :: athletic :: award :: been :: by :: conference :: for :: former :: had :: in :: no :: or :: other :: playing :: recruited :: scholarships :: schools :: since :: southeastern :: southwestern :: texas :: the :: them :: western :: when :: wouldSource: brainyquote.com
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When I was a kid, there were a lot more African-American farmers. It wasn`t an uncommon thing to talk to a black farmer. Now, it`s more of a shock. To me, it`s getting to the place now where we`re an endangered species.
Albert Smith
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When I read `The Piano Lesson,` I realized it encompassed the entire African-American experience, ... August Wilson`s legacy is as important as Martin Luther King`s legacy, as important as Malcolm X`s legacy and as important as Nat Turner.
Annmarie Robinson
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When I became a director, I wanted to convince a very reluctant Sidney into allowing me to go on the journey of his life. Sidney had gone ahead of every other African American actor.
Lee Grant
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What`s really good is African drum music.
Fiona Apple
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What is unique and different about this is that for the first time we are going to do a multi-continental television hook-up led by persons in the African diaspora who love the music.
Michelle Thomas
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We`re extremely honored to have Sonia Sanchez at this year`s festival. For decades now, she has been an original, serious voice who movingly describes the African-American experience.
Austin Mitchell
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We wanted to create a dialogue between Picasso and African art.
Marilyn Martin
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