I will probably die singing.

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.

He made her think of ruins, of mysterious places in shadow and darkness, of storms and torrents of rain.

I firmly believe that intuitive or symbolic sight is not a gift but a skill - a skill based in self-esteem.

Show me three lines of the opening theory moves and I will prove to you that two of them are incorrect.

What fraction of the twinkling lights you see at night have Earths?

I love women, but I've never had a relationship with a woman.

My mother gave lots of good advice and had a lot to say. As you get older, you realize everything she said was true.

I'm not an exhibitionist in any way, shape or form. I don't even like having my picture taken!

The joy is in the creation. So I've never had a target audience, it's always been about being true to the work as it emerges.

Our past has gone into history.