"The continent is too large to describe. It is a veritable ocean, a separate planet, a varied, immensely rich cosmos. Only with the greatest simplification, for the sake of convenience, can we say 'Africa'. In reality, except as a geographical appellation, Africa does not exist."

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Source : Ryszard Kapuscinski (2001). “The Shadow of the Sun”, p.6, Vintage

Ryszard Kapuscinski

#Ocean Quotes #Reality Quotes #Sake Quotes

“If Wellington epitomizes the English gentleman, Eisenhower epitomizes the natural American gentleman.”
“I am not going to tell you how I believe, but I do believe in God.”
“What we do every day - whether you live in Mexico, the United States, Russia, China can have a very negative impact on an entire way of life for an entire people far away from that source”
“Truth is never negative. Only one's perception of it is.”
“The opposite of creativity is cynicism”
“While President Bush likes to project an image of strength and courage, the real truth is that in the presence of his large financial contributors, he is a moral coward.”
“What we also know is we haven't found them [weapons of mass destruction] in Iraq - now let the survey group complete its work and give us the report... They will not report that there was no threat from Saddam, I don't believe.”
“Tell a man whose house is on fire to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the ravisher; tell the mother to gradually extricate her babe from the fire into which it has fallen - but urge me not to use moderation in a cause like the present.”

Source : The Liberator, 1 Jan. 1831 (first issue)

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