Top 156 Quotes & Sayings by Senegalese Authors - Page 3

Self-love is not something that you get in one day or two days. It's an ongoing process, and I go through it every day.

When I was three or four, only football was in my head. I went 10 years, and nothing changed - only football, football, football. The strange thing is, nobody played football in my family before.

This is something you have to accept in football. Someone will say you are overpriced, but I did not think about it. Maybe I was overpriced, but I believe in my quality and want to get better. If you know what you can do for your team, it becomes no problem, and you don't even think about it.

I love meeting interesting people and doing things with them.

Even when I was injured, I was always working hard.

Travel teaches as much as books.

I don't want to see that two-tier Senegal, that two-tier Africa, when you have those at the top and those at the bottom, people who are hungry, people who do not have enough to eat.

The teacher that I was for decades, and that I still am in a certain way, wondered what was meant by the word education. I was truly dumbfounded at the very thought of dealing with such an essential and extensive subject.

It was a tough moment for me when I was in Senegal, especially when I was young. I was born in a village, I grew up there, and they don't like football.

I hear a lot from women in Africa. And not just from dark-skinned women but from all women struggling because of insecurity. They thank me and tell me that I inspire them. And that makes me feel really, really proud.

I wanted to express myself using visuals and also celebrate the beauty of black women, travel, and have amazing opportunities. I also wanted to be a living example of inspiration for other women and girls.

Being teased and losing my self value eventually ended up inspiring me to be a better version of myself.

Religion is very important to me. I respect the rules of Islam, and I pray five times a day, always.

Jurgen Klopp is like my father.

I wanted to be Ronaldinho. I studied him a lot. He was my hero.

My music is like a spinning ball. It can turn in one direction, and then it comes back to origins.

I was bullied a lot, being a kid, so I feel like I'm standing out because I realize who I really am.

When I'm in Senegal, I can't just sit in isolation making music. People need my help. And the Senegalese people helped create my music. It comes from the country itself.

I would get so angry whenever I'd notice people looking at me weirdly. They'd even stop me on the street and ask questions about my skin color.

Africa is the future.

I think that Sufism fits all over the world. The concept is not anything that fits standard Western ideas - it's always related to culture, to music, to religion. It is a dominant religion in Senegal.

I learned to find things to love about myself and to celebrate them.

To this day, the first thing that I do every morning is look in the mirror. I'll tell myself, 'Look at your skin. Look at your teeth and your smile. You are beautiful.'

I let my life, and success, speak for itself.

If you come from Africa with your economic poverty and your cultural riches, and you meet someone like Peter Gabriel or a person from a big record company, and they tell you that what you are doing is marvelous, that makes you feel powerful.

A tip that I got from my mom that really helps keep my skin fresh is to wash my face with ice water in the morning. I love it. Just splash with water - cold water. That's the first thing I do every morning.

When I was younger, I didn't have any inspiration to like the skin I was in.

I never doubted how I could help the team, and I never stopped working hard every day in training.

World music is about taking things from different places and bringing them together - which is great.

Listen, a lot of religions have fundamentalists.

My mom was the only one who didn't bleach her skin. She was the one who kept her natural complexion. So yes, I consider her a role model. All of her other family members would say to us, 'Oh, your mom is so beautiful. She's lucky she kept her skin.' Those comments stayed with me.

I grew up with reggae music.

I've always had trouble finding makeup in darker shades.

I was mostly bullied by my classmates. People would come up to me and say, 'You're so dark.' I'd always fight back by calling out one of their insecurities, like, 'Well, you have a big nose.' Today, I'd tell them that I really love them. I'd thank them because they made me realize how unique I am.

I was so ashamed of it that I would spend hours in the shower crying and trying to wash my skin off.

Officials are human beings, and sometimes we all make mistakes.