A Quote by Cyril Ramaphosa

We are a nation that does not build walls. We do not believe in building walls. And that defines who we are. We are South Africans, and we do not subscribe to the building of walls.

Cyril Ramaphosa

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Cyril Ramaphosa
South African - Politician
Born: November 17, 1952

In the 20th century, we built a lot of walls - we endlessly tried to build walls between us and people we perceived, correctly or incorrect, as our enemies. In the 21st century, because of the advent of networks, the free movement of goods and people across the globe, we need to build security by building bridges instead of building walls.

James G. Stavridis

Walls don't work. ... Instead of building walls to create security, we need to build bridges.

James G. Stavridis

For some people, life is the process of knocking through walls to get out. For others, it is the building of walls.

Simon Van Booy

I truly believe that building bridges, not building walls and not giving into fear, will make our communities better.

Charles Barkley

Building walls isn't going to work in the long run. Some people are happy with the wall in Israel, but somebody will get a weapon someday and knock it over or something. Walls aren't the answer between countries, though

Arlo Guthrie

Walls protect and walls limit. It is in the nature of walls that they should fall. That walls should fall is the consequence of blowing your own trumpet.

Jeanette Winterson

We have to Build Bridges of Peace Instead of building Walls of Wars.

Widad Akrawi

We are not going to build a pressure in Mexico. We're not building walls to retain our people.

Vicente Fox

What I do is the opposite of building walls. I build bridges. A bridge is something that connects instead of separating.

Santiago Calatrava

A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be - and not building bridges - is not Christian.

Pope Francis

A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian. This is not in the Gospel.

Pope Francis

A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges is not Christian. This is not in the Gospel.

Pope Francis

Instead of building walls, we should be building bridges.

Vicente Fox

Sometimes you build up these walls, you build and you build and you build up these walls and you think they’re so strong, but then someone can come along and tip them over with only his fingers, or the weight of his breath.