#south africa

On Saturday, I was a surgeon in South Africa, very little known. On Monday, I was world renowned. ↗

— Christiaan Barnard

#i #known #little #monday #renowned

As a gay Jewish white South African, I belong to quite a lot of minority groups. You constantly have to question who you are, what you are and whether you have the courage to be who you are. ↗

— Antony Sher

#belong #constantly #courage #gay #groups

It's a blessing that South Africa has a man like Nelson Mandela. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#blessing #like #man #mandela #nelson

The biggest problem in South Africa is that we have a disrupted timeline. Historically, politically, spiritually, economically, in people's minds, in people's heads. ↗

— Abdullah Ibrahim

#biggest #biggest problem #disrupted #economically #heads

I skated in ice shows all over Europe and South Africa for 20 years. I love to ice skate. ↗

— Kenny Baker

#europe #i #i love #ice #love

When a pile of cups is tottering on the edge of the table and you warn that they will crash to the ground, in South Africa you are blamed when that happens. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#blamed #crash #cups #edge #ground

My thinking was taught to tribes in South Africa like the Zulus and Xhosas. At the time there were about 210 fights breaking out among them every month, but after they listened to my lessons, this fell to just four. ↗

— Edward de Bono

#africa #after #among #breaking #every

Personally, I believe in self-determination, but in the context of one South Africa - so that my self-determination is based in this region, and with my people. ↗

— Mangosuthu Buthelezi

#based #believe #context #i #i believe

I have lived in countries that were coming out of conflict: Ireland, South Africa, the Czech republic. People there are overflowing with energy. ↗

— Brian Eno

#coming #conflict #countries #czech #czech republic

I love Africa in general South Africa and West Africa, they are both great countries. ↗

— Paris Hilton

#both #countries #general #great #i