187 Quotes About South-africa
- Author Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Some people are each holding on to a lover of theirs who no longer loves them and/or who they no longer love, only because they do not want to have a reason or another reason to be jealous of the person who would eventually be their lover if they let go of them.
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- Author Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Some people would have killed themselves and/or someone else if they were single; and some people would not have done that.
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- Author Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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A seemingly simple task like taking a bath or wearing a condom feels like multitasking to someone who suffers from hemiplegia or has only one hand.
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- Author Steve Biko
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At the time of his death, Biko had a wife and three children for which he left a letter that stated in one part: “I've devoted my life to see equality for blacks, and at the same time, I've denied the needs of my family. Please understand that I take these actions, not out of selfishness or arrogance, but to preserve a South Africa worth living in for blacks and whites.
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- Author Sindiwe Magona
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In such a people world, filled with a real, immediate, and tangible sense of belongingness, did I spend the earliest years of my life. I was not only wanted, I was loved. I was cherished.The adults in my world, no doubt, had their cares and their sorrows. But childhood, by its very nature, is a magic-filled world, egocentric, wonderfully carefree, and innocent. Mine was all these things and more.
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- Author Jaco Strydom
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We need a change of attitude, because lets face it, no one’s going to change color
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- Author Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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For a sane person to sincerely be happy that someone has succeeded, they have to either be profiting or likely to profit from that person’s success, or be that person.
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- Author Lauren Beukes
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Traffic in Joburg is like the democratic process. Every time you think it's going to get moving and take you somewhere, you hit another jam.
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- Author Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Most men would no longer enjoy conversing with most women if they stopped bringing their vaginas along.
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