I hope my kids see imagination has power to change everything.

Females carry the marks, language and nuances of their culture more than the male. Anything that is desired or despised is always placed on the female body.

I'm not a policy maker. I'm not even a very great activist. My main thing is to make things that speak for the culture that I live in.

A lot of my work reflects the incredible influence that America has had on contemporary African culture. Some of it's insidious, some of it's innocuous, some of it's invisible. It's there.

What is Africa, anyway? Even I don't know what Africa is, entirely. But I know that it's not some of these simplified sound bites you hear in America.

Always acknowledge your position in the food chain... They eat because you grow the food.

An eye for an eye my friend.

Dear Skeezie, Today I ran after a boy as he was trying to get away. I tackled him and we both landed in the mud. Do you think I appeared desperate?-Joe Bunch

If you are going to hide yourself and you will not stand against the work of the bad people, you have given them an endorsement.

God loves us so much that he doesn’t let us live forever so we can stop making mistakes

It's all about money, not freedom. You think you're free? Try going somewhere without money.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

I got knocked down. Anybody could be knocked down, anybody can be knocked out, but it's not what happened, but what happens next.

Being prime minister isn't the only job in life! As far as I'm concerned, I could live in a village and be satisfied.

I'm not a sexy person. I'm OK with it. I've never been the sexy girl. Whenever I've had a boyfriend, he's always been like, 'Oh, you're cute.'

Nothing is menial where there is love.