Miriam Makeba

Girls are the future mothers of our society, and it is important that we focus on their well-being.

But if you are going to wear blinders then you do not know the world.

I titled the album Reflections because I am reflecting on my music career.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

We must move away from our dependency on fossil fuels, and I am glad that GM has invested over $1 billion in hydrogen fuel cells cars to meet this goal.

Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful.