"We are always peace. To get rid of the idea that we are not peace is all that is required."

“I personally can't think of anything less sacrosanct than a bad book or even a mediocre book.”

“Today was not about times, it was about getting in there, enjoying the race, and enjoying the atmosphere”

“The U. S. is becoming more hostile to Black people and other people of color. Racism is running rampant and xenophobia is on the rise”

“The last time I cried? My godchildren went to see Taylor Swift in concert and got to meet her. They literally ran toward her and hugged her, and it was amazing. I got big bonus points for it. I'll remind them when they're teenagers.”

“I come from a huge theater background. The whole action and stunt world just came as the roles were available.”

“I don't think any musician ever thinks about making a statement. I think everybody goes into music loving it.”

Source : "Hugh Masekela: 'I don't think I have the power to forgive'". Interview with David Smith, www.theguardian.com. March 4, 2012.

“In what will survive me I am in harmony with my annihilation.”

“Let me see: art and activism. I can always fall back on, "the question should be, what isn't political? Everything you do is political, even if it's abstract. You're making a political statement even if it's unwittingly." I think so much of art is unconscious anyway, the artist doesn't know the real reason they're doing it. They're just kind of going along with it intuitively.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com