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.

Be careful, think about the effect of what you say. Your words should be constructive, bring people together, not pull them apart.

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.

Age is wisdom if one has lived ones life properly.

Don't listen the words, hear the reason of the words.

Earthquakes just happen. Tornadoes just happen. Your tongue does not just happen to fall into some other girls mouth!

Faith creates nothing; it simply reckons upon that which is already there.

I'm not like a high intellectual.

There is peace more destructive of the manhood of living man than war is destructive of his material body.

Many actors want to play Hamlet and Macbeth. Ever since I became an actor, from the very beginning I just wanted to play a Shetland pony. I cannot explain why

The worst thing for an effective war on terror is the suspicion of states about the objectives.

Well, I'm sure you'll find someone somewhere who'll have you.

Shower the people you love with love.

Everything was always something but something – and here was the rub – could never be everything.