Quotes From "N For Nigger: Aphorisms For Grown Children And Childish Grownups" By Mokokoma Mokhonoana

To increase the odds of being thanked, some people compliment some people; some make kids. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Technology has transformed the world into a global village. And communities, families, friends, etc., into local islands. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

A paedophile is someone whose sexual attraction towards children their own age did not grow with them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

For the most expensive way to realize an orgasm, men open their wallets. For the cheapest, they close their eyes. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

One-night stands were invented to free men from worrying about the size of their penis. And to free women from worrying about the size of their stretch marks. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

The present is an eternal attempt to separate the past from the future. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

A belief is an uneducated guess. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Intelligence is a way of thinking, not a choice of words. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Faeces by any other name would smell as gross Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Most women have low standards. All they strive for is a highly paid man. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

If life really begins at forty, then all poor people die in their teens. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

A social critic is someone whose work revolves around where and how our successes are failing us. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Using money in one’s attempt to put an end to poverty is like using a border in one’s attempt to put an end to xenophobia. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Rich people read their bills. Poor people dread theirs. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Distinctive facial features of a parent are poor people’s paternity test. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Every artist takes their final work to the grave. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Being a philosopher requires a lot of thinking and no action. Being a model requires a lot of action and no thinking. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

In a materialistic society, an employed boy is older than an unemployed man. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Culture, religion, and education, are conspiracies to standardize worldviews. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

You can only manage to convince a person to admit to being wrong, not ignorant, arrogant, or stupid. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Not every person that speaks less than you do is more ignorant than you are. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Thanks to his salary, an employee is free to eat whatever, wherever. However, because of his job, he is not free to eat whenever. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Work is a vehicle with which man chases some fleeting destination called a full tummy. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Graphic designers judge a cover by its book. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

The name of a great writer is usually bigger than the title of his book. Both literally and figuratively. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

As useful as an unhappy artist. As useless as a happy philosopher. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Science gave us forensics. Law gave us crime. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

12% of dreams create jobs. 88% of jobs destroy dreams. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Those who find it hypocritical of others to use, say, a smartphone, to speak ill of capitalism, needs to be reminded that capitalism is an ideology, not a technology. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Retirement is the menopause of an employee’s mind and hands. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Professional’ does not necessarily mean that the person so labelled is good or knows what they are doing. In many a case, it merely means that they do whatever that they are a professional at for a living, not as a hobby. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Employment was invented to make education seem useful. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

You can only be twice someone’s age once. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Religion makes people kill each other. Science supplies them with weapons. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

The religious worry about life after death at the expense of life before death. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Though you can get smart from reading everything that a smart person writes, you cannot get famous from reading about everything that a famous person does or is said to have done. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Interviews were invented to make journalism less passive. Instead of waiting for something to happen, journalists ask someone what should or could happen. Mokokoma Mokhonoana