Jidenna Theodore Mobisson (Jidenna) Quotes
When I originally came to the U.S., my mother came with a couple hundred dollars to her name. I didn't know we were struggling because she hid that from me. But it was definitely a struggle to get through life and get through school.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I believe honor thy mother and father is not just a good commandment to live by, it is good public policy to govern by. That is why I feel so strongly about Medicare.
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When I arrived at Barcelona, I was following a dream, but I now realize sometimes it's better to be content with what you have rather than follow a dream which nearly kills you.
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I'd repair our education system or replace it with something that works.
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You have to discover when you're inadequate to be funny and you don't know you're inadequate when you're a kid.
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True love is selfless. It is prepared to sacrifice.
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More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we're getting much more interesting art as a result.
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I was kind of loathe to go on social media. I find the trolling unacceptable, and I never wanted to look like I was someone who would accept that.
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Just as I try to find ways to be more productive every year for myself, I also look for tips to pass on to young professionals.
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Basically, particularly in Britain, it's a hegemonic thing that people who write tend to come from the leisure classes. They can afford the time and the books.
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Dr. Rice's record on Iraq gives me great concern. In her public statements she clearly overstated and exaggerated the intelligence concerning Iraq before the war in order to support the President's decision to initiate military action against Iraq.
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If anything is certain, it is that I myself am not a Marxist.
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I don't know whether I want to improve religion or not. I prefer to get rid of it.
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In Paris, everybody is in black! But you know, in Ukraine everyone wears bright colours.
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I work in a small study on the top floor of a brownstone in Brooklyn - it's about 75 square feet, 11 taken up by book shelves along one wall.
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Social media overwhelms me.
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The very spot where grew the bread that formed my bones, I see. How strange, old field, on thee to tread, and feel I'm part of thee.
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Your philosophy determines whether you will go for the disciplines or continue the errors.
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This is your life - you must die by yourself, so for heaven's sake, live for yourself and no one else. . . .
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When I originally came to the U.S., my mother came with a couple hundred dollars to her name. I didn't know we were struggling because she hid that from me. But it was definitely a struggle to get through life and get through school.
