What we have to learn from the women of Africa is that every day is worth living.

I never use someone just because they are great musicians. I work with people who have the same kind of feeling towards the music that I do, and the subject that I'm speaking of at that time.

You cannot transform the society of people if the people are not part of the change.

Even the most racist person make a very painful racial comment, give him a smile. It's better than you take a weapon on him because he's just gonna go like, "Oh." He's just being stupid.

Dream big, as long as you do it in sync with your truth, with your heart, your brain. And you are not hurting anybody, go ahead and do it.

I want everybody to be happy because, if you're happy, you are more open to other people. Don't let misery bring you down.

Africa is not just about where you are born. For me, Africa is the whole continent; from south to north, to east to west.