Bad mind, bad heart. (Mals Mens, Malus Animus
The shame of fools conceals their open wounds. [Lat. , Stultorum incurata malus pudor ulcera celat. ]
We do not have a South African as a member of the African Commission. The President of the Commission comes from Mali, the Deputy comes from Rwanda and then we have got all these other members, ordinary commissioners. There is no South African there. And the reason, again, for that is not because we didn't have South Africans who are competent.
Many people love my music. Many do not understand it. In general my music is more easily understood by younger people in Mali, and by people outside Africa.
We have oral traditions in Mali, and songs are passed down and around this way. I think in the US you can play all the time in your own room and never see another musician your whole life. We can't understand that in Mali.
Courage in danger is half the battle. [Lat. , Bonus animus in mala re, dimidium est mali. ]
We need self-confidence in our ability to build Africa. I trust in Mali and I trust in music.
When Manuel Valls says there's nothing to understand because "understanding is justifying," he echoes back to Georges W Bush's logic in 2001. When François Hollande says "they are attacking us because of who we are," what does it say about victims in Mali, Baghdad, Ivory Coast or Turkey?
There is no book so bad that it is not profitable in some part. -Nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit
