Perseverance is not the absence of falling; it is the courag... - Miriam Makeba

"Perseverance is not the absence of falling; it is the courage to rise again."

Miriam Makeba Perseverance

Jazz Singer Activist South African 1932–2008

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"I am a singer of life."

"You can't just say I love you and then disappear."

"Africa is in my blood."

"Music is a universal language."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."