![[Belafonte] was a good teacher and looked after me. He said, 'You have such great talent, you must try not to be a tornado - be like a submarine. It was good advice when I found myself speaking at the UN Committee Against Apartheid and then the UN General Assembly.](/assets/img/quote-photos/belafonte-was-a-good-teacher-and-looked-after-me-he-said-you-have-such-great.jpg)
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