10 Miriam Makeba Quotes for You to Enjoy

Miriam Makeba

South African Musician

Born: Mar 4, 1932

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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. Miriam Makeba

Truth People World Political South Africa Everybody Tell Admit About My Truth Wrong Come Know Becomes How South Did Just Africa Where Wanted Anything Apartheid Then Who Lived Now

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

Future Parenting Focus Girl Important Society Our Well-Being Mothers

It's a really unfair world because life is, where I am; all day long we listen to American music. So I don't see why the radios in the U.S. cannot even put aside one hour a day just to play music that is not American. Miriam Makeba

Life Music Day World Long Unfair All Day See Put Hour Because Am American Listen Just Where Cannot Aside American Music Really Even Why Play Play Music

Which goes to show you, you can make all the laws you want, but you cannot change people's ways. If you must change them, you have to understand that it will take a long time. Miriam Makeba

Time You Change People Will Long Long Time Ways Must Laws Take Make Understand Goes Want Cannot Which Them Show

And why is our music called world music? I think people are being polite. What they want to say is that it's third world music. Like they use to call us under developed countries, now it has changed to developing countries, it's much more polite. Miriam Makeba

Music People World Think Changed Our Say Our Music More Developed Developed Countries Developing Developing Countries Countries Like Call Polite Being Want Us Much Use Now Why World Music Third Third World

There are a lot of homes for boys, but very few for girls, that is why I chose to do for girls. Miriam Makeba

Girl Few Boy Lot Very Chose Homes Why

It is very much the theme of our President, President Thabo Mbeki, whose passion is for Africa to work together, and for Africans to get up and do things for us. We are trying as women to do things for ourselves. Miriam Makeba

Work Together Women Passion President Our Ourselves Up Very Get Trying Africa African Theme Work Together Us Much Whose Things

Well there is a lot of work here for younger and older musicians now. Our Ministry of Culture has now really embarked on changing things for artists, and it is getting much better. We just have to organize ourselves as artists, and then things will be better. Miriam Makeba

Work Musicians Culture Better Will Older Changing Our Embarked Ourselves Ministry Well Lot Getting Just Artists Younger Then Much Really Organize Now Things Here

I have to go and say farewell to all the countries that I have been to, if I can. I am 73 now, it is taxing on me. Miriam Makeba

Me Say Countries Am Go Been Taxing Farewell Now

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