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Quote by Miriam Makeba
I look at an ant and I see myself: a native South African, endowed

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

Other quotes by Miriam Makeba

And why is our music called world music? I think people are being polite. What they want to say is that its third world music. Like they use to call us under developed countries, now it has changed to developing countries, its much more polite. – Miriam Makeba

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Music
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In the mind, in the heart, I was always home. I always imagined, really, going back home. – Miriam Makeba

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Home
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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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Future
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Some people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then, anybody in his right mind should have an inferiority complex every time he looks at a flower. – Alan C. Kay

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Nature never breaks her own laws. – Leonardo da Vinci

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We cant blame children for occupying themselves with Facebook rather than playing in the mud. Our society doesnt put a priority on connecting with nature. In fact, too often we tell them its dirty and dangerous. – David Suzuki

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It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor natures gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever. – Jimmy Carter

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Fieldes have eies and woods have eares. – John Heywood, 1565

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I wouldnt know what to do on a date. I dont have the time. To make a relationship work, Id have to give something up, and Im not so sure Im willing to do that. – Tim Gunn

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