Jidenna Theodore Mobisson (Jidenna) Quotes
I think a lot of people try to be someone else, and Young Thug really is who he is. I love his melodies, how he dresses, how he carries himself.
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Nobody has done more for me than my parents, who devoted untold amounts of time and money that allowed me to play the game I love. It's no exaggeration to say I never would have gotten anywhere near a World Cup, an Olympics, or even the U.S. national team without them. I have never forgotten that, and I never will.
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I don't regret doing any of my films. All of them have been great learning experiences, and they have contributed to making me what I am today.
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I spend all my time right now trying to combat music retail and copyright.
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Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
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I got fired for giving coffee away. It was just my regulars. I'd say, 'Don't worry about it,' and they'd put down a dollar tip. Technically, I was stealing. Ethically, I was boosting morale!
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You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own.
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I've been playing old parts forever. I play 93 quite often. When you've done it more than once, you take the hint. I think it's a great burden if you're one of those fantastic stars who've always been beautiful; then I think it's hard.
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What we want to do is put a price on greenhouse gases. Because if they're more expensive, businesses will find a way to be more efficient or switch to solar or hydro or wind power. So that will reduce emissions.
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A lot of times, songs can blend together on the radio because there's so many great songs out there.
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I love sailing but hate cruise ships.
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I'm not going to be able to play it like somebody else.
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When I got into college, I found what ultimately became my life's work. I couldn't sleep at night, I was so excited about it. So I'm attracted to people who play at that level. They actually want to play in their professional life.
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They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more.
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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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I don't want to just go out and do song to song to song. I like to create things before the song actually kicks in, little things you do to excite the crowd.
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I've admired historical clothes like Victorian gowns since I was a child, and it's what motivated me to go into fashion.
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'She's Dynamite' was a 100 years ago, and I recorded that song because the company thought that it was a great song and it was hot. That was the beginning of rock n' roll, and I guess they thought it would be a BB King version of rock n' roll.
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I think the sensitivity that you need to create certain things sometimes would spill over into things that shouldn't have bothered me.
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Sometimes you have to exercise your insanity, to really make it strong.
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But things move in circles: one minute it's the models who are famous, then it's the actresses, then it's the designers.
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As much I can stay away from people, I remain happy.
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An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.
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I was born in St. Louis, but I'm from Maplewood, New Jersey. Maplewood is completely different than the rest of New Jersey. It's very small. It's quietly affluent but more low-key. Lauryn Hill is from my town, though.
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I think a lot of people try to be someone else, and Young Thug really is who he is. I love his melodies, how he dresses, how he carries himself.
