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That unpredictability tag always sort of hangs around the Pakistan team, but that makes us very exciting as well. Mickey Arthur

Unpredictability Tag Exciting Well Sort Around Makes Always Very Us Team Pakistan

I have always said we are going to play well and we going to play badly. And I have not got issues when people criticise as long as we don't play well. That's part and parcel of the game. I love it and that's how it should be. Mickey Arthur

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I was not sceptical coming to Pakistan. I took the job because I was really excited about it. Mickey Arthur

Job Took About Sceptical Excited Because Coming Really Pakistan

Coming to Pakistan has been unbelievable. It is the best thing of my career. Mickey Arthur

Best Has-Been Unbelievable Coming Been Pakistan Thing Career

One of the things you get caught up as a coach is thinking short-term. Mickey Arthur

You Thinking One Of The Things Caught Up Get Short-Term Coach Things

Unpredictable - that's a word that us as coaching staff hate. Mickey Arthur

Hate Word Unpredictable Staff Us Coaching Coaching Staff

I think Pakistan was always a destination where it was hard to come and win. I was the coach of the South African team which came here in 2007. We won the Test and one-day series and that was a massive win and achievement because not many sides had come and won in Pakistan. Mickey Arthur

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Australia always play their cricket really hard. Mickey Arthur

Cricket Always Australia Really Hard Play

I was always really worried about the conditions in India, especially with a group of young players. You can sit and you can tell players what it's like to play there, but until you've experienced it, you don't comprehend it. Mickey Arthur

You Sit Young Group Worried Tell India About Comprehend Like Until Always Conditions Experienced Young Players Really Play Players

Some players listen with one ear only. Mickey Arthur

Some Only Listen Ear Players

Good teams are built on good values. Mickey Arthur

Good Values Built Teams

There is a distinction between total control and enjoying total freedom. Mickey Arthur

Freedom Control Distinction Total Total Freedom Between Enjoying

I'd always felt the Australian cricketers' behaviour had been appalling. Tampering the ball too constitutes poor behaviour. Mickey Arthur

Too Had Felt Ball Always Been Australian Behaviour Poor Appalling

I've had a great time coaching teams in these various T20 tournaments but that involvement obviously only lasts for a finite period. I just felt I was too young to be doing what I was doing. Mickey Arthur

Time Great Young Too Lasts Only Various Finite Had Tournaments Involvement Great Time Period Obviously Felt Doing Just Coaching Teams

Which goes to show you, you can make all the laws you want, but you cannot change people's ways. If you must change them, you have to understand that it will take a long time. Miriam Makeba

Time You Change People Will Long Long Time Ways Must Laws Take Make Understand Goes Want Cannot Which Them Show

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

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There are a lot of homes for boys, but very few for girls, that is why I chose to do for girls. Miriam Makeba

Girl Few Boy Lot Very Chose Homes Why

It is very much the theme of our President, President Thabo Mbeki, whose passion is for Africa to work together, and for Africans to get up and do things for us. We are trying as women to do things for ourselves. Miriam Makeba

Work Together Women Passion President Our Ourselves Up Very Get Trying Africa African Theme Work Together Us Much Whose Things

Well there is a lot of work here for younger and older musicians now. Our Ministry of Culture has now really embarked on changing things for artists, and it is getting much better. We just have to organize ourselves as artists, and then things will be better. Miriam Makeba

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I have to go and say farewell to all the countries that I have been to, if I can. I am 73 now, it is taxing on me. Miriam Makeba

Me Say Countries Am Go Been Taxing Farewell Now

A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings. Nadine Gordimer

Hurt Hate Fear Understands Child Brings

Perhaps the best definition of progress would be the continuing efforts of men and women to narrow the gap between the convenience of the powers that be and the unwritten charter. Nadine Gordimer

Best Women Progress Men Men And Women Definition Would Would-Be Charter Between Perhaps Powers Narrow Unwritten Continuing Efforts Convenience Gap

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