Thabo Mbeki Quotes

For those who want to pick up old fights, we're game, but what a waste of time. Why not join hands instead? Join hands in the biggest challenge of all, where we all win, or we all lose: the battle for the survival and progress of our one and only country.

We all want a United Africa, United not only in our concept of what unity connotes, but united in our common desire to move forward together in dealing with all the problems that can best be solved only on a continental basis.

The spirit of interdependence will not cost us more than it's worth. On the steep slope ahead, holding hands is necessary. And it just might be that we can learn to enjoy it.

I would say that the key doctrine of the Sanders administration would be no, we cannot continue to do it alone; we need to work in coalition.

Let us all agree to die a little, or even completely so that African unity may not be a vain word

America cannot meet this century's challenges alone; the world cannot meet them without America.

Individually, the independent states of Africa, some of them potentially rich, others poor, can do little for their people. Together, by mutual help, they can achieve much. But the economic development of the continent must be planned and pursued as a whole. A loose confederation designed only for economic co-operation would not provide the necessary unity of purpose. Only a strong political union can bring about full and effective development of our natural resources for the benefit of our people.

My government's aim for Fiji is not to return to where we once were but to journey forward together to a place we have not yet been

There is no way we can go forward except together and no way anybody can win except by serving the people’s urgent needs. We cannot stand still or slip backwards. We must go forward now together.

It's going to take every American playing on the same team - and everyone trying to be the best version of themselves - to make America great.

The commentators of 1963 speak, in discussing Africa, of the Monrovia States, the Brazzaville Group, the Casablanca Powers, of these and many more. Let us put an end to these terms. What we require is a single African organisation through which Africa's single voice may be heard, within which Africa's problems may be studied and resolved.

We simply must find ways both to bridge the differences that still seem to divide us and focus on the things that we share.

The element of teamwork is perhaps underappreciated.

We walk together, we move together, we think together, we resolve together, and together we take this country forward.

We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.

The world needs new leadership, but the new leadership is about working together.

Implication is a cumulative process that generates union in the team and mutual respect. Either we all work, or let's just burst the ball.

We must work together as Americans in a bipartisan fashion.

No one player is bigger than the team.

Football is a collective game, not an individual game.

Players count for nothing. The team is everything.

I really believe in a community effort.

Lots of people say politics is about individualism and egos. I happen to think government is best operated as a team.

That's the beauty of this sport. We're trying to get to the same place, maybe, but we're on different paths.

It's not about someone making a difference on their own; it's about everybody pulling together to make a difference.