"The philosophy of Africanism holds out the hope of a genuine democracy beyond the stormy sea of struggle"

-- Robert Sobukwe

#Philosophy Quotes #Struggle Quotes #Sea Quotes

“Thousands of years ago, civilizations flourished in Africa which suffer not at all by comparison with those of other continents. In those centuries, Africans were politically free and economically independent. Their social patterns were their own and their cultures truly indigenous.”
“You wonâ€™t understand life and death until youâ€™re ready to set aside any hope of understanding life and death and just live your life until you die.”
“All too many consultants, when asked, 'What is 2 and 2?' respond, 'What do you have in mind?'”
“I love skin. I don't believe the body is something to hide.”
“In general, in poetry and literature, I am among those people who believe that too much is indispensable.”

Source : New York Times, February 2, 1986.
“Keep smiling - it takes 10 years off!”
“Many of Islam's apologists insist that suicide bombing is not Islamic because the Koran forbids suicide. Mmm-hmm. So where are all the Muslims gathering in mass demonstrations to vehemently condemn this practice that slanders their religion? Why does contemporary Islam promote 'martyrdom' as the highest duty of Muslims? Why are photographs of suicide bombers plastered everywhere in Beirut? Because Islam is what Islam does.”
“Fortune is either with you or it's not.”

Source : "Interview: Slayer lyric". AskMen Interview, www.askmen.com.

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