Age Is Wisdom If One Has Lived

I Didn't Have Much, But I Was Always Happy To Share What I Did Have. It Seemed Like Every African That Came To New York City Would Show Up At My Apartment Door At Dinnertime, And I Couldn't Turn Them Away. I Wasn't Much Older Than Any Of Them, But They Started Calling Me 'mama Africa' And The Name Stuck.

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. It Was Good Advice When I Found Myself Speaking At The Un Committee Against Apartheid And Then The Un General Assembly.

Be Careful, Think About The Effect Of What You Say. Your Words Should Be Constructive, Bring People Together, Not Pull Them Apart.

African Music, Though Very Old, Is Always Being Rediscovered In The West.

Age Is Wisdom If One Has Lived Ones Life Properly.