"Ethnic differences exist; of course they exist on the African continent. They are not necessarily political differences, however. They don't necessarily cause people to kill each other. They become so-called 'tribalism' when they are politicized in a particular framework. And in post-independence Africa they have been politicized largely by sections of the so-called African elite."

-- Walter Rodney

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“Sometimes love comes around and it knocks you down just get back up when it knocks you down”

Source : Song: Knocks You Down, Album: In a Perfect World..., 2009
“Make no mistake: Satanâ€™s specialty is psychological warfare. If he can turn us on God (â€œItâ€™s not fair!â€), or turn us on others (â€œItâ€™s their fault!â€), or turn us on ourselves (â€œIâ€™m so stupid!â€), we wonâ€™t turn on him. If we keep fighting within ourselves and losing our own inner battles, weâ€™ll never have the strength to stand up and fight our true enemy.”
“I know actors come around and they always talk like that, but I don't do publicity if I don't like the film.”
“What it comes down to for me is this: Will the technologies of communication in our culture, serve to enlighten us and help us to understand one another better, or will they deceive us and keep us apart?”
“There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.”
“We swear by the Quran and Sunnah, and we will not compromise with any infidel....Islam is the truth and all else is falsehood.”

Source : YouTube Channel "Al Jazeera English"/"101 East- Inside Indonesia's Islamic schools", www.youtube.com. August 31, 2007.
“Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.”
“Many occasions I've sat down with Israelis to say, where do you see your country in 10 years time, and work me back, so we can figure out the synergies and the connections between Israel and the rest of the Arab world. No Israeli has ever been able to answer that question.”

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