"In my view, Africa's real problems are cultural."

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Source : "Hugh Masekela - what I'm thinking about ... a crisis for African culture". www.theguardian.com. March 12, 2013.

Hugh Masekela

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“It is easier to give all your goods to feed the poor, or not to have any goods - only your virtues, to boast of - than it is to judge the rich with charity.”
“Every week Republicans are excited about a new candidate because the one they liked last week turned out to be a moron.”
“You only know that youâ€™re in love when you suffer.”
“No one ever made a million bucks by being cautious or timid or reasonable.”
“It makes it difficult to decide which to go see, since no film about say, some tragic genocide in Africa is going to get a bad review even if it's poorly made.”
“The slanderer and the assassin differ only in the weapon they use; with the one it is the dagger, with the other the tongue. The former is worse that the latter, for the last only kills the body, while the other murders the reputation.”
“And if you can find out something about the laws of your own growth and vision as well as those of photography you may be able to relate the two, create an object that has a life of its own, which transcends craftsmanship. That is a long road, and because it must be your own road nobody can teach it to you or find it for you. There are no shortcuts, no rules.”
“I'd done some acting stuff when I was younger, around age nine.”

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