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

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.

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

Age is wisdom if one has lived ones life properly.

Open you eyes to the world around you.. Block out the screams of pessimism.. Release your inhibitions!

There are angels on the tree?”“Ah, because we all pray there are really angels watching over us, don’t we?

You do not find the happy life. You make it.

If we don't forgive, we stay emotionally handcuffed to the person who hurt us.

The problem with opportunity cost is that opportunity cost is divided among many, many things.

Yokozuna's Bonzai Drop literally scared me as a kid. It frightened me.

Be close enough to people so that you are indifferent to the material. And also have faith.

Dogs are a habit, I think.

The Atkins' diet is where you eat bacon for six or seven months...and the end result is that you lose weight. Because you're dead.

A little experience is worth much argument; a few facts are better than any theory.