79 Quotes About African

There is no greater human experience than the one we call life. It’s what we all strive for, but sometimes things don’t go as planned. The below collection of wise, inspirational and humorous quotes about life will help you through times of despair and remind you of your inner strength.

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To some believers, being on the pill or using a condom is a nonverbal way of telling God to go to hell. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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It goes without saying that even those of us who are going to hell will get eternal life–if that territory really exists outside religious books and the minds of believers, that is. Having said that, given the choice, instead of being grilled until hell freezes over, the average sane human being would, needless to say, rather spend forever idling in an extremely fertile garden, next to a lamb or a chicken or a parrot, which they do not secretly want to eat, and a lion or a tiger or a crocodile, which does not secretly want to eat them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Among other possibilities, money was invented to make it possible for a foolish man to control wise men; a weak man, strong men; a child, old men; an ignorant man, knowledgeable men; and for a dwarf to control giants. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Being rich or famous is the only profound thing that...
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Being rich or famous is the only profound thing that some people have ever said. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
For a sane person to sincerely be happy that someone...
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For a sane person to sincerely be happy that someone has succeeded, they have to either be profiting or likely to profit from that person’s success, or be that person. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Not a few millions of parents strongly hope that their...
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Not a few millions of parents strongly hope that their own children will step in by instantly becoming their own parents’ foster parents, if and when the parents reach their second childhood. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Most sane human beings who are over the age of...
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Most sane human beings who are over the age of six usually act or react not as per what they genuinely feel or really think but in accordance with the expectations of those around them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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The most upsetting thing about Society’s attitude towards disabled people is that many millions of disabled people became disabled while trying to please Society, the very same bitch that secretly regards them as subhuman. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some of us were brought into this troubled world primarily...
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Some of us were brought into this troubled world primarily or only to increase our fathers’ chances of not being left by our mothers, or vice versa. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Patriotism is the narcissism of countries.
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Patriotism is the narcissism of countries. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Greed is a contagious mental illness without which civilization as...
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Greed is a contagious mental illness without which civilization as we know it would not have been possible. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Many a survivor of a plane crash who is or was against cannibalism and had never eaten human flesh once found themselves in a situation where they had to either eat human flesh, or go the way of all flesh. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Many if not most slaves would have each readily jumped, and many if not most slaves would each readily jump, at the opportunity to be a master, if such an opportunity presents or had presented itself. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Just like how most if not all poor boys look up to and aspire to someday be rich men, most if not all underdeveloped and developing countries look up to and aspire to someday be developed countries. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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To ask a man whether or not he has a girlfriend is to talk about his sex life. If you disagree with that, then how in the name of God do you differentiate between a man’s girlfriend and a girl that is a friend to the man? Mokokoma Mokhonoana
The last time everyone loved or at least liked everyone...
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The last time everyone loved or at least liked everyone was when the world had a population of about 4. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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As we all know, as if forever exploiting or attempting to exploit each other were not enough, a group of sane human beings who have just reached the end of a war against a common enemy of theirs will sooner or later start or continue killing and/or fighting against each other. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
In reality most human beings are not, to most human...
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In reality most human beings are not, to most human beings, more important than money. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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For their never-ending endeavours to obtain or retain wealth, countries desperately need companies, because they–unlike most human beings–have the means of production, and human beings, because they–unlike all companies–have the means of reproduction. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Most sane human beings who have managed to attain and retain fame each uses it to dramatically increase their name’s chances of being remembered until Jesus comes back, since their heart cannot do what they consciously or unconsciously lust for, that is to say, for it to beat until Jesus returns. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
The average adult has had sex innumerable times more than...
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The average adult has had sex innumerable times more than they have formed an opinion of their own. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Although they probably know that some children were used and...
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Although they probably know that some children were used and some children are used as miners, most adults are ignorant of the chocolate industry’s use of minors. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
There is nothing morally wrong with buying stolen goods, unless...
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There is nothing morally wrong with buying stolen goods, unless you know that they were stolen. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Millions of business people are each constantly forced to choose between their desire to not be a bad person and their desire to be a good business person, that is to say, to make as much money as they possibly can by maximizing their revenue while minimizing the cost of producing whatever it is that they sell. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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We, in the interest of the so-called progress, have been persuaded to leave the production and at times the cooking of our food to companies whose owners and employees make a living by exploiting our busyness or laziness and our innate hunger to continue living. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Many millions of pregnancies–many if not most of which have each led to the birth of at least one child–were each used as nothing but a conspicuous means to a secret end called the evasion of abortion. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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The world economy would collapse if a significant number of people were to realize and then act on the realization that it is possible to enjoy many if not most of the things that they enjoy without first having to own them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Many a parent, sad to say, has used their child as an opportunity for them, the parent, to do, through their child, something or some of the things that they, the parent, did not do or did not do successfully. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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When selecting a one-night stand, a heterosexual woman who is materialistic is a trillion times more likely to choose a sexually unattractive poor man who seems rich over a sexually attractive rich man who seems poor. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Loneliness tortures many if not most of the elderly more...
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Loneliness tortures many if not most of the elderly more intensely and more frequently than it torments many if not most of us who will never be or have not yet been pushed or pulled into old age. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
As an unavoidable result of the inevitable loss of some...
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As an unavoidable result of the inevitable loss of some physical and/or some mental abilities, many a man who has been alive for many years has become a boy again. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Millions of sane people would each be sexually attracted to...
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Millions of sane people would each be sexually attracted to their own parent or child if they were not related to them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Life is a process during which one initially gets less...
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Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent, independent, and then more and more dependent. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people avoid thinking deeply in public, only because they...
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Some people avoid thinking deeply in public, only because they are afraid of coming across as suicidal. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people hate people who are overconfident, only because their...
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Some people hate people who are overconfident, only because their overconfidence reminds them of their underconfidence. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
A premature death does not only rob one of the...
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A premature death does not only rob one of the countless instances where one would have experienced pleasure, it also saves one from the innumerable instances where one would have experienced pain. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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If we were not impressed by job titles, suits, and jargon, we would demand that financial advisors show us their personal bank statements before they tell us what we could or should do with our own money. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Boredom is probably more frequent and more tormenting if you...
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Boredom is probably more frequent and more tormenting if you do not have sight or hands. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
In some cases, you can tell how somebody is being...
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In some cases, you can tell how somebody is being treated by their own boss from the way they are treating someone to whom they are a boss. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Some people are each holding on to a lover of theirs who no longer loves them and/or who they no longer love, only because they do not want to have a reason or another reason to be jealous of the person who would eventually be their lover if they let go of them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Most men would no longer enjoy conversing with most women...
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Most men would no longer enjoy conversing with most women if they stopped bringing their vaginas along. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
A relationship is likely to last way longer, if each...
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A relationship is likely to last way longer, if each partner convinces or has convinced themselves that they do not deserve their partner, even if that is not true. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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More often than not, an inspirational or motivational speaker is someone who makes money from telling us that we can do all of the things that we can do … and pretty much all of the things that we cannot do. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Adults who use big words in order to seem intelligent...
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Adults who use big words in order to seem intelligent are annoying, especially those who are not intelligent. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Most of us cling to life as if our existence...
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Most of us cling to life as if our existence were a result of our deed or choice. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Bigheadedness is usually a symptom of small-mindedness.
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Bigheadedness is usually a symptom of small-mindedness. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Some people will hate you for not loving them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
We are way less likely to love someone just because...
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We are way less likely to love someone just because they love us than we are to hate someone just because they hate us. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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The fact that the person who you are sleeping with is also sleeping with another person or other people does not necessarily mean that he or she does not love you. And the fact that you are the only person who someone is sleeping with does not necessarily mean that he or she loves you. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
A seemingly simple task like taking a bath or wearing...
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A seemingly simple task like taking a bath or wearing a condom feels like multitasking to someone who suffers from hemiplegia or has only one hand. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Most human beings strongly believe that money is way less important than the life of a human being, but in reality five hundred, fifty, or even five dollars are way more important to the lives of most human beings than the lives of most human beings. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Most human beings would have never been pained by the...
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Most human beings would have never been pained by the death of a human being if they had never seen a human being or pretending to be pained by that. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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More often than not, expecting to lose weight without first losing the diet that made the weight loss necessary is like expecting a pig to be spotless after hosing it down while it was still rolling in mud. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Africa PRODUCES what it does NOT CONSUME and CONSUMES what it does NOT PRODUCE. Ali A. Mazrui
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I believe that we have reached a stage in life in the economic development of Africa where moving forward is perilous, moving backwards is cowardice and standing still is suicidal but we must persevere because winners do not quit and quitter never win. Patrick L.O. Lumumba
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Nature is the guardian of Africa. While the sun lights the African sky in day time, the moon begs the world to help her lighting Africa in the night Munia Khan
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Laziness has made our cities unclean. If we begin to work and act appropriately, we will clean our cities of any dirt. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Women with dark skin are sharing selfies on social media after decades of being underrepresented in the mainstream media. From what I have observed much of the dark skin adoration on social media appears to come from us - black women. We tend to use the appreciation hashtags with our own pictures of photographs of dark skin women whom we feel are stunning. While I am loving this fierceness. There is just one sidetone to this revolution: I feel as if we are much more appreciated if we show more skin. The timelines are filled with absolutely beautiful dark-skinned women but most sadly most of the time they are all oiled up and showing their body parts in different angles. Now, I am definitely in to art and as a model I know that this comes with the territory. But we most not forget that we are Queens. We need to stop degrading ourselves for likes on the gram. You don't have to be naked to show the world you're beautiful. You my sister are an African Queen.I feel as if black women are only appreciated if they wear very provocative clothes or if they do naked photoshoots. To me, it's degrading and reminds me of the time that we couldn't ride the bus because we were black. Women were seen as servants. The black women that weren't servants were sex slaves. We are not objects, we are not meat and people need to stop looking at us as sex objects. BUT we need to start respecting ourselves first! A black woman is a woman first and it should not even be necessary to specify the colour but this is the society we live in and I feel like I had to share this. . Vanessa Ngoma
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Among the Igbo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten. Chinua Achebe
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The African continent has so many stories to tell, it's about time they are told, by them - not us. Akilnathan Logeswaran
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Don't you think our society is designed to kill in that way? Of course, you've surely heard about those tiny fish in the rivers of Brazil which attack the swimmer by the thousands, eat him up in a few moments in quick little mouthfuls and leave only a perfectly clean skeleton behind? So, that's the way they're constituted. 'Do you want a clean life, like everyone else?' Of course the answer is yes. How could you not? 'Fine. We'll clean you up. Here's a job, here's a family, here's some organized leisure.' And the little teeth bite into the flesh, right down to the bone. But i'm being unfair. I shouldn't have said, 'the way they're constituted', because after all, it's our way, too: it's a case of who strips whom. . Albert Camus
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I have noticed over the past three years that most African Christians depend on their pastor or preachers for directions in life than their lecturers, politicians and nurses. That tells why most people refuse certain medical priorities with regards to their pastor's messages. I think if every pastor should have entrepreneurial knowledge coupled with spiritual integrity, Africa will shake! Israelmore Ayivor
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Sentiments that glorify humanity know no racial distinction. Abhijit Naskar
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Call up the ever-pure, the effulgent and the ever-radiant character of true humanism in yourself and in others, and no racism shall have the power to thrive in such society even for a few seconds. Abhijit Naskar
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Tolstoy was a Caucasian, Gandhi was an Asian, and Martin Luther King Jr. was a Negro, yet all of their hearts were inspired by the one idea of nonviolent resistance. King received it from Gandhi, Gandhi received it from Tolstoy, and Tolstoy received it from Christ. Abhijit Naskar
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It is character that should be the sole measure of judgement in the society of thinking humanity, and nothing short of that would do. Abhijit Naskar
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If not as a true human, let me tell you as a Biologist, color of the skin does not define an individual’s intelligence — it does not define an individual’s ambitions - it does not define an individual’s dreams — and above all, it does not define an individual’s character. Abhijit Naskar
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In the biological sense, race does not exist. Abhijit Naskar
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Black(people) hold onto their God just as the drunken man holds on to the street lamp post–for physical support only. Tai Solarin
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If origin defines race, then we are all Africans — we are all black. Abhijit Naskar
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America is a young dumb country and it needs all kinds of help. America is a dumb puppy with big teeth that bite and hurt. And we take care of America. We hold America to our bosom; we feed America, we make love to America. There wouldn't be an America if it wasn't for black people. So you have some dedicated black Americans who will die a million deaths to save America. And this is home for us. We don't know really about Africa. We talk it in a romantic sense, but America is it. And so, America is always going to be okay as long as black people don't totally lose their mind, cause we'll pick up the pieces and turn it into a new dance. . Abiodun Oyewole
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I still worry about Africa, we are slaves to western and Eastern Brands and we do not cherish and love our own. We are not even in charge of our economies because we depend heavily on what happens in the East or West, Worse-off we still judge each other based on skin color because those from Northern Africa and even some in East Africa believe that they are not Africans and they do not integrate with the darker Africans. For centuries we are still being victimized by other races from other continents, because they despise our dark skin and think that we are lesser than them. Xenophobia still lingers and some have the cold heart to kill their black African brothers and sisters and yet the people who owe them reparation and economic freedom are originally from the western countries. We still are held captive by our governments , who abuse our resources only to feed their pockets at the expense our crumbling nations. Why should we continue to suffer when we can apply Pan Africanism and Rise above the Western and Eastern Countries, but sadly we do not because we are not united. Africa must unite to solve its problems, Happy Africa Day. Tare Munzara
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Early modern Christianity is often portrayed as an essentially European religion. This is regrettable because classic Christianity has its pre- European roots in cultures that are far distant from Europe and that preceded the development of early modern European identity, and some of its some of its greatest minds have been African. Thomas C. Oden
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An African who loses the ability to die with dignity is a lost man. Henning Mankell
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Africans must change their mind and actions. The keys to building your continent depends on your will-power, persistent effort and action towards self liberation. Lailah Gifty Akita
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You can no longer see or identify yourself solely as a member of a tribe, but as a citizen of a nation of one people working toward a common purpose. Idowu Koyenikan
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Most people write me off when they see me. They do not know my story. They say I am just an African.They judge me before they get to know me. What they do not know is The pride I have in the blood that runs through my veins; The pride I have in my rich culture and the history of my people; The pride I have in my strong family ties and the deep connection to my community; The pride I have in the African music, African art, and African dance; The pride I have in my name and the meaning behind it. Just as my name has meaning, I too will live my life with meaning. So you think I am nothing? Don’t worry about what I am now, For what I will be, I am gradually becoming. I will raise my head high wherever I go Because of my African pride, And nobody will take that away from me. . Idowu Koyenikan
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What's really good is African drum music. Fiona Apple