Oh, I love labels, as long as they are numerous. I'm an American writer. I'm a Nigerian writer. I'm a Nigerian American writer. I'm an African writer. I'm a Yoruba writer. I'm an African American writer.
The Africans know I'm not an African. I'm an American.
A fool is a wise man's ladder.
He who has no intelligence is happy with it.
At the bottom of patience one finds heaven.
By crawling, a child learns to stand.
Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty.
I can't be a South African without being an African first.
Rose Sayer: Fancy me a heroine.
Abundance does not spread; famine does.
As great birds die the eggs rot.
A talkative bird will not build a nest.
When the music changes, so does the dance.
The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor.
I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist.
In the African American community, we are very 'hush, hush' about things in our life.
Liberal whites are the greatest enemy of African Americans.
The African people and tribal chiefs are hospitable, and African music and dances are invigorating.
No hill without gravestones, no valley without shadows.
No man can perfectly empty a pot with a ladle.
No stake ever grew old with the bark on.
