#me

In the mind, in the heart, I was always home. I always imagined, really, going back home. ↗

— Miriam Makeba

#back #going #heart #home #i

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. ↗

— Miriam Makeba

#get #much #our #ourselves #passion

You can't legislate good will - that comes through education. ↗

— Malcolm X

#education #good #legislate #through #will

It's a really unfair world because life is, where I am; all day long we listen to American music. So I don't see why the radios in the U.S. cannot even put aside one hour a day just to play music that is not American. ↗

— Miriam Makeba

#am #american #american music #aside #because

There are a lot of homes for boys, but very few for girls, that is why I chose to do for girls. ↗

— Miriam Makeba

#few #homes #i #lot #very

Which goes to show you, you can make all the laws you want, but you cannot change people's ways. If you must change them, you have to understand that it will take a long time. ↗

— Miriam Makeba

#change #goes #laws #long #long time

A problem was the lack of cooperation of the Afghan community itself. The women, though living in Iran, were under cover and not willing to participate in the film, and none of the ethnic groups were willing to work together or be together. ↗

— Mohsen Makhmalbaf

#community #cooperation #cover #ethnic #ethnic groups

I have to prove myself five times over. ↗

— Eleanor Mondale

#i #myself #over #prove #times

From 7 in the morning to 11 at night, I was reading. I don't think one can find any other time in one's life to be left alone so much to read in peace like that. ↗

— Mohsen Makhmalbaf

#any #find #i #left #life

I myself had to grow a longer beard and Afghan clothes. I was in danger of being kidnapped by smugglers, though I didn't know it at the time. ↗

— Mohsen Makhmalbaf

#beard #being #clothes #danger #grow