Quote by Miriam Makeba
Age is getting to know all the ways the world turns, so that if yo

Age is getting to know all the ways the world turns, so that if you cannot turn the world the way you want, you can at least get out of the way so you wont get run over. – Miriam Makeba

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Girls are the future mothers of our society, and it is important that we focus on their well-being. – Miriam Makeba

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I look at an ant and I see myself: a native South African, endowed by nature with a strength much greater than my size so I might cope with the weight of a racism that crushes my spirit. – Miriam Makeba

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Which goes to show you, you can make all the laws you want, but you cannot change peoples ways. If you must change them, you have to understand that it will take a long time. – Miriam Makeba

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