Everybody now admits that apartheid was wrong, and all I did was tell the people who wanted to know where I come from how we lived in South Africa. I….

You are damned and praised, or encouraged or discouraged by those who listen to you, and those who come to applaud you. And to me, those people are v….

African music, though very old, is always being rediscovered in the West..

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..

I do not sing politics. I merely sing the truth..

I look at an ant and I see myself: a native South African, endowed by nature with a strength much greater than my size so I might cope with the weigh….

For instance, we're always fighting amongst each other. Who gives us the arms? And then we become indebted to wherever we are buying them from - with….

In the West the past is like a dead animal. It is a carcass picked at by the flies that call themselves historians and biographers. But in my culture….

Africa has her mysteries, and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them.

But if you are going to wear blinders then you do not know the world..

He [Belafonte] was a good teacher and looked after me. He said, 'You have such great talent, you must try not to be a tornado - be like a submarine. ….

I'm not a politician; I am a singer. Long ago, they said, 'That one, she sings politics.' I don't sing politics; I merely sing the truth..

People in the United States still have a 'Tarzan' movie view of Africa. That's because in the movies all you see are jungles and animals . . . We [to….

If given a choice, I would have certainly selected to be what I am: one of the oppressed instead of one of the oppressors..

I look at a stream and I see myself: a native South African, flowing irresistibly over hard obstacles until they become smooth and, one day, disappea….

Girls are the future mothers of our society, and it is important that we focus on their well-being..

I ask you and all the leaders of the world: Would you act differently, would you keep silent and do nothing if you were in our place? Would you not r….

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

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..

Age is wisdom if one has lived ones life properly..

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 yo….