Janelle Monae (Janelle Monáe Robinson) Quotes
I love men. But evil men? I will not tolerate that. You don't deserve to be in my presence. If you're going to rule this world, I am not going to contribute anymore until you change it.

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There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
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Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized.
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I vowed I would do everything I could to stop the Isle of Man counting towards the world championship. And it was stopped, so they love me in the Isle of Man.
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One of the things I like best about Netflix is that they make projects like 'Beasts of No Nation.' It's a film about a reality in an African country where kids were being used to be soldiers in a war. And it made so much sense to me as a citizen of the world.
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A lot of times, women complain about men around them. It's not always someone else's fault. If you're the common denominator in 57 different relationships that didn't work out, then maybe, just maybe... it's you!
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If there's anything that would unite the world, it would be music.
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I think movie and television companies are in the business of making money, and if you have a franchise, eventually you'll want to exploit that franchise and revisit it. So I assume at some point someone will do another story in the 'Lost' world.
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Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.
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Gay men in L.A. are all a bunch of tens looking for an eleven.
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I suffer from low self-esteem. I had horrible self-esteem growing up. You really have to save yourself because the critic within you will eat you up. It's not the outside world - it's your interior life, that critic within you, that you have to silence.
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I feel like I've got a pretty good presence online through Instagram and Facebook. I just keep it simple.
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The world wants to like America.
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I used to think the press was a necessary evil and now I don't think it is. I think it's something you choose.
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It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.
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My art springs from my desire to have things in the world which would otherwise never be there.
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I've stood my ground in life, alone, even against overwhelming forces with the might and money to crush me.
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Kids feel so strongly about what's going on today and what's happening to the world, and that's very inspiring. I feel more hopeful than ever before about the future.
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To grow up five miles outside of the greatest city in the world is a bizarre experience.
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The world's greatest city - New York City - deserves a government that works for all New Yorkers. That starts with a mayor who is independent from party bosses and special interests, who isn't afraid to be honest with the people, and who is focused on the issues New Yorkers care about most.
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And we're in the middle of a 'perfect storm.' These days, government social services are being bad-mouthed and defunded. The non-profit world is looking more and more like the for-profit world. The growing gap between rich and poor makes most of us very anxious about where we stand.
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For the last 15 years that I have been performing, all I ever wanted to do was transcend poetry to the world. See, it wasn't enough for me to write a book. It wasn't enough for me to join a slam competition, and while those things hold weight, it wasn't the driving force that pushes the pen to the pad.
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A month before the season I stop putting ketchup on my french fries.
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Selling - at its core - is not a business transaction. It is first and foremost the forging of a human connection.
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I love men. But evil men? I will not tolerate that. You don't deserve to be in my presence. If you're going to rule this world, I am not going to contribute anymore until you change it.