I will forever be thankful to the Malawians and international community, and my professional army and army general, who said: 'No, we will follow the constitution.' That's why I'm here.
As soon as you get off stage, that's the most dangerous time for a singer to kiss people because your vocal chords are receptive to any kind of germ.
As far as talent goes, we had pretty much everything, and I think that's why this year was so successful.
In truth, I have always been amazed by a group of people who all work toward putting one person's vision forward - that's an interesting story for me.
Actually, I'm 130, but 125 is what I put on my resume, because that's what I look like I weigh.
If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.
I'm not the kind of cat that's going to cut off an ear if I can't do something.
Life is more or less a lie, but then again, that's exactly the way we want it to be.
That’s the first step to learning: admitting what you don’t know.
I'm trying to change the culture in New York City; that's hard enough!
No kidding. That's really true. You're paying your own bills through this. It's not a pleasant experience.
Anybody that's been through a divorce, and I hope it's something people never have to experience, it's the worse thing in the world.
You've got to go out there and do your things. Whatever comes your way, you jump on it, and like anything, that's how you get your experience.
Hip-hop in Africa has been very often a duplication of an American experience, but in a context that's totally alien to it.
When you're improvising, it's fun to find something that you can lean on that is similar to your life experience. In my opinion, that's very helpful.
I don't want stuff that's compromising to me as a person, but as long as it has a pathway to redemption and has meaning, there's something solid in that in terms of the way I experience it.
Lyrical poets have to be in touch with visceral experience. I've always tried to avoid virtual experiences. That's emerging in my fiction.
I never eat in a restaurant that's over a hundred feet off the ground and won't stand still.
The value of a currency is, ultimately, what someone will give you for it - whether in food, fuel, assets, or labor. And that's always and everywhere a subjective decision.
In New York, I'll walk down the street and someone will say, 'Nice show,' and that's it. If I'm at a food festival, it's open season.
If food is labeled, some people might choose to eat stuff that's genetically modified. They might decide they love it. But give us a choice.
