"Some say that AIDS came from the monkeys, and I doubt that because we have been living with monkeys from time immemorial, others say it was a curse from God, but I say it cannot be that."

Time, God, Doubt, Living

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"Some say that AIDS came from the monkeys, and I doubt that because we have been living with monkeys from time immemorial, others say it was a curse from God, but I say it cannot be that."

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"Singing connected with movements and action is a much more ancient, and, at the same time, more complex phenomenon than is a simple song."

Zoltan Kodaly, Hungarian Composer

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"Oh, yes. I knew I was weird by the time I was four. I knew I wasn't like other boys. I knew I was more fearful. I didn't like the rough and tumble most boys were into. I knew I was a sissy."

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"To convince oneself that one has the right to live decently takes time."

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"For a long time now I have tried simply to write the best I can. Sometimes I have good luck and write better than I can."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

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"Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach."

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"In time of difficulties, we must not lose sight of our achievements."

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"Children are smarter than any of us. Know how I know that? I don't know one child with a full time job and children."

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"It is important to nurture any new ideas and initiatives which can make a difference for Africa."

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"African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence."

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"I am working to make sure we don't only protect the environment, we also improve governance."

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"Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve."

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"It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees."

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"There's a general culture in this country to cut all the trees. It makes me so angry because everyone is cutting and no one is planting."

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"It's a matter of life and death for this country. The Kenyan forests are facing extinction and it is a man-made problem."

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"We are very fond of blaming the poor for destroying the environment. But often it is the powerful, including governments, that are responsible."

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"In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace."

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