And why is our music called world music? I think people are being polite. What they want to say is that its third world music. Like they use to call us under developed countries, now it has changed to developing countries, its much more polite. – Miriam Makeba
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 you wont get run over. – Miriam Makeba
Girls are the future mothers of our society, and it is important that we focus on their well-being. – Miriam Makeba
In the mind, in the heart, I was always home. I always imagined, really, going back home. – Miriam Makeba
I really only respect the Arab culture. I aint really trying to pay no attention to, ya know, these little people in political positions and executive positions that aint Arab culture oriented people because a lot of the times, what are you really showing all of this concern for? – Busta Rhymes