Nobody can deny that we have a lot of wars going on; brothers killing brothers; we have a lot of diseases and catastrophes. But on the other hand, we have a majority of individuals, both men and women, who are… — Ousmane Sembene Copy Share Image
I am really unable to talk about my life - I don't know my life. I've travelled a lot and this is the life… — Ousmane Sembene Copy Share Image
“Ever since they left Thies, the women had not stopped singing. As soon as one group allowed the refrain to die, another picked it up, and new verses were born at the hazard of chance or inspiration, one word leading to another and each finding, in its turn, its rhythm and its place. No one was very sure any longer… — Ousmane Sembène Copy Share
The only way for us to come out of poverty is to work hard. Poverty means begging throughout the world. — Ousmane Sembene Copy Share Image
“Real misfortune is not just a matter of being hungry and thirsty; it is a matter of knowing that there are people who want… — Ousmane Sembène Copy Share Image
I think cinema is needed throughout Africa, because we are lagging behind in the knowledge of our own history. I think we need to… — Ousmane Sembene Copy Share Image
It isn't those who are taken by force, put in chains, and sold as slaves who are the real slaves; it is those who… — Ousmane Sembene Copy Share Image
Actually, even our virility depends on the gaze and the control of women. Without women, we cannot do anything. I think it's a good… — Ousmane Sembene Copy Share Image
The development of Africa will not happen without the effective participation of women. Our forefathers' image of women must be buried once for all. — Ousmane Sembene Copy Share Image
However long it stays in the river the tree-trunk will never turn into a crocodile. — Ousmane Sembene Copy Share Image
Nobody can deny that we have a lot of wars going on; brothers killing brothers; we have a lot of diseases and catastrophes. But… — Ousmane Sembene Copy Share Image
In our society, talking about sex is still a taboo, and of course many village chiefs don't want to hear about that issue. "You… — Ousmane Sembene Copy Share Image
