He [belafonte] Was A Good Teacher And

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.

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 Just Told The World The Truth. And If My Truth Then Becomes Political, I Can't Do Anything About That.

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

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 Very Important.

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.