And I believe that it becomes a troubled continent because there are those who must always cause confusion so that we do not keep these natural resources.

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.

People can change their external lives with religion, but a lasting internal change only happens through a daily relationship with Jesus.

Learning to draw is really a matter of learning to see - to see correctly - and that means a good deal more than merely looking with the eye.

The interviewer should just tell me the words he wants me to say and I’ll repeat them after him. I think that would be so great because I’m so empty I just can’t think of anything to say.

If you got the truth, you put it out there, and everybody says, "Oh, my God. That's me." And then they improvise also. They take off, as well.

Please don't allow anyone to make you feel less than what you are.

There is beauty, heartbreaking beauty, everywhere.

Hey Bieber, I had the initials JB first.. Where's my 15%?

How much more precious is a little humanity than all the rules in the world.

I did a movie with Leonardo DiCaprio, and his skill level was eons ahead of mine. It was really more like an abattoir - he just slaughtered my character over and over again.

The Linux philosophy is "laugh in the face of danger". Oops. Wrong one. "Do it yourself". That's it.