Miriam Makeba (Mama Africa) Quotes
It is very much the theme of our President, President Thabo Mbeki, whose passion is for Africa to work together, and for Africans to get up and do things for us. We are trying as women to do things for ourselves.
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I felt audiences are happier to take comedy people who play darker people because there's a link between the psychosis of comedy and the psychosis of being a twisted character.
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I could go and make commercials left and right and pretend like I am a celebrity, but that is not me.
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There is a humanitarian impulse that one aspires to and there are days when one doesn't do it very well.
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If someone says, 'I love that lipstick,' I will always try to answer, honestly, if I know what color it is. It's a connective tissue.
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France is a fantastic country. It's between the Anglo-Saxon and Latin cultures. We have some of the Anglo-Saxon rigor, and some of the Latin quirkiness.
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I love Queen Latifah! Queen Latifah is so beautiful! Every time you see her, if it's in a cosmetics ad, or on the red carpet, she's always flawless.
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I am obsessed with the whole Victoriana thing, the whole Jack the Ripper London era, the grayness of it, the haunted feeling of it, all ancient and bloody.
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Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism.
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My job is making money, helping other people make money. I am spending money, trying to make sure more people get rich, because you cannot spend a lot of money, right? So my job is spending money, helping others. This is a headache.
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Mass demand has been created almost entirely through the development of advertising.
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Never fight an inanimate object.
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The 2012 London Olympic Games fostered a generation of hope. I witnessed women participating for the very first time, representing every nation.
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I often feel like I have this spirit living inside of me, always dressing in like short mini skirts... but then I start to discover myself. So there are eight spirits, mischievous ones, sad ones, handsome ones, wise ones, and crazy ones.
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I'm addicted to the hotel life. It's humbling and fly at the same time.
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The only thing I have is instinct and intuition and just staying very, very connected to the moments and try to bring in what your gut is telling you.
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We knew we were going to do a fashion line at some point.
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Nothing that you do will ever feel good if you let people convince you that you have no choice.
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Sacred religion! mother of form and fear.
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Standing behind a kitchen counter telling people about what ingredients to put in a pot didn't feel right.
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I guess I'm odd-looking. I'm skinny. But I'm not only skinny - I'm oddly shaped.
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If I could be half of what Mike Sweeney was, I'll be happy with it.
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In order to develop normally, a child requires progressively more complex joint activity with one or more adults who have an irrational emotional relationship with the child. Somebody's got to be crazy about that kid. That's number one. First, last and always.
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I think it's really different for me whether I'm touring as part of a larger group or if I'm touring on my own. It's a completely different experience, because when I tour on my own, it's really just me by myself, and I make nice relationships with people.
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It is very much the theme of our President, President Thabo Mbeki, whose passion is for Africa to work together, and for Africans to get up and do things for us. We are trying as women to do things for ourselves.
