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.

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 hope my kids see imagination has power to change everything.

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.

There is reason that all things are as they are, and did you see with my eyes and know with my knowledge, you would perhaps better understand.

Extract and expel implicit biases from your work life. Don't taint our visitors with your bias and views. Allow them to form their own conclusions where it's developmentally appropriate.

The young Dickens was so alive, so self-confident, so funny.

The wandering photographer sees the same show that everyone else sees. He, however, stops to watch it.

Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.

Things parents say to children are oftentimes not heard, but in some cases you pick up on things that your parent would like to see you have done.

History teaches us virtue, but nature never ceases to teachh us vice.

There are only two distinct classes of people on this earth, those who espouse enthusiasm and those who despise it.

Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought.

I need to write about love. I need to think and think and write about love-otherwise, my soul won’t survive.