For me, from the point of view of my life, I've been impacted by women that taught me that, as a woman, my body is a sanctuary, that whoever I invite in my body, I have to be clear in that invitation.

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

Don't let anyone define and decide for you fate.

Don't let anyone define you from what you live through and everything that they think you stand for. Just be proud of who you are.

Education is not something that the government invests in. Because if you invest in education, no politician can come and tell you something that doesn't make sense.

The music of the westerner comes from Africa, whether they like it or not. The majority of the instruments of the music, of the pop music, rock and roll, or R&B, hip hop, whatever it is, their roots trace back to Africa. So if you are black, white, yellow, or red, whatever you do, it doesn't matter, because your DNA is back in Africa.

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.