"When I left South Africa in 1960 I was 20 years old. I wanted to try to get an education, and music education was not available for me in South Africa."

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Source : "Hugh Masekela: Songs of freedom". Interview with Tony Wende, www.cnn.com. April 2, 2009.

Hugh Masekela

#Years Quotes #Trying Quotes #Music Education Quotes

“Biotech crops are not a solution to solve hunger in Africa or elsewhere.”
“The key [to sharing the gospel] is that you be inspired of God, that you ask Him for direction and then go and do as the Spirit prompts you.”
“It would be far easier to lose weight permanently if replacement parts weren't so handy in the refrigerator.”
“There are two great classes of men: the people and the scholars, the men of science. For the former, nothing exists but that which directly leads to action. It is for the latter to see beyond. They are the free artists who create the future and its history, the conscious architects of the world.”
“Communication works for those who work at it.”

Source : John Powell, Loretta Brady (1985). “Will the real me please stand up?: so we can all get to know you! : 25 guidelines for good communication”, Thomas More Pr
“Wisdom does not depend on mind and memory but on the maturity, purity and perfection of the individual personality. ... Therefore, insights are not passed on through the mind, but - and this particularly - through intuition or inspiration. The degree of wisdom is therefore determined by the state of development of the individual.”
“I showed it is possible to fly a little bit like a bird.”

Source : "Jetman tries again with Channel bid". www.theguardian.com. September 26, 2008.
“Write the story that only you can write.”

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