Beware of being too rational. In the country of the insane, the integrated man doesn't become king. He gets lynched.
I love meeting interesting people and doing things with them.
People need to see that, far from being an obstacle, the world's diversity of languages, religions and traditions is a great treasure, affording us precious opportunities to recognize ourselves in others.
Music in Africa often contains messages. Music in Senegal, and Africa, is never music for music's sake or solely for entertainment. It's always a vehicle for social connections, discussions and ideas.
I think people should know more of Africa in terms of its joie de vivre, its feeling for life. In spite of the images that one knows about Africa - the economic poverty, the corruption - there's a joy to living and a happiness in community, living together, in community life, which may be missing here in America.
Malaria kills and its main victims are children and women. We can stop this scourge so people can live with dignity and go to work and school.
Africa is the future.
You have to have passion, go with your gut, go against the tide
In my estimation, the only thing that is more to be guarded against than bad taste is good taste.
Whatever the scientists may say, if we take the supernatural out of life, we leave only the unnatural.
The pain of preparation is nothing like the pain of losing.