I have one thing in common with the emerging black nations of Africa: We both have voices, and we are discovering what we can do with them.

Be careful, think about the effect of what you say. Your words should be constructive, bring people together, not pull them apart.

The conqueror writes history, they came, they conquered and they write. You don't expect the people who came to invade us to tell the truth about us.

Girls are the future mothers of our society, and it is important that we focus on their well-being.

I kept my culture. I kept the music of my roots. Through my music I became this voice and image of Africa and the people without even realising.

Age is getting to know all the ways the world turns, so that if you cannot turn the world the way you want, you can at least get out of the way so you won't get run over.

There are three things I was born with in this world, and there are three things I will have until the day I die-hope, determination, and song.

Africa has her mysteries, and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them

I see other black women imitate my style, which is no style at all, but just letting our hair be itself. They call it the Afro Look.

I do not sing politics. I merely sing the truth.

If given a choice, I would have certainly selected to be what I am: one of the oppressed instead of one of the oppressors.

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The Nobel Peace Prize is not awarded for what one has done, but hopefully what one will do.

Hollywood wants press, any kind of press.

If hard work, integrity, thrift, and perseverance have caused you to succeed, then you don't owe anyone an apology for winning.

The Muslim world suffers from internal divisions, antidemocratic practices, and the violation of fundamental human rights and freedoms.

If it's mentionable, it's manageable.

I believe in the universality of freedom and therefore want to be involved in the freedom movement.

I'm also fascinated by the interplay between personal history and the larger forces that form the context for our lives.

I want to do that thing rich people do where they turn money into more money.

When we realize that we are children of the covenant, we know who we are and what God expects of us.