Quotes by Youssou N'Dour

“I think people should know more of Africa in terms of its joie de vivre, its feeling for life. In spite of the images that one knows about Africa - the economic poverty, the corruption - there's a ...”

“I'm a modern Muslim. I pray, and if I have a question, I ask someone who is more educated in the religion than me.”

“Islam is a peaceful religion.”

“Travel teaches as much as books.”

“In politics, sometimes you have to lie, or you make a promise that you cannot keep.”

“I look at my people, and I look at those who control them - the political elite. And the sad thing is that the elites are just not interested in the welfare of the people.”

“In the West, you have always associated the Islamic faith 100 percent with Arab culture. This in itself is a fundamentalist attitude and it is mistaken.”

“We will never allow Abdoulaye Wade to take part in the election. The decision to keep me out had nothing to do with the law. It was a political decision and we will reply with a political decision.”