Jidenna Theodore Mobisson (Jidenna) Quotes
The most important thing for me is the thing I strive for. But I also hope when I play my songs for people - adult, children, mostly children - that they feel mighty, they feel noble, they feel like warriors. And they feel like they can do anything in the world because that's how I feel.
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I struggle if I have chaos around me, but at the same time, if I don't have it, I'm uncomfortable. It's a strange thing: If I don't have chaos, I create it.
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It's more fun to arrive a conclusion than to justify it.
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I never wear matching socks. It's kind of a thing that I have!
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My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes.
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When you actually fall in love, no one sees that other person the way that you do.
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If I do something caring for a friend, I have no doubt in my mind they would do it for me.
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When the news is good, the BBC view is: 'Get the government out of the picture quickly, don't allow them to say anything about it.' When the news is bad: 'Let's all dump on the government.'
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I really wanted to break the mold of what modern touring is right now.
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Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.
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It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things.
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Even the worst Bond movies, there's something to love about them.
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If you wanted to build an Internet startup in 2005, you had to buy your own servers and hire someone to manage it. Now, that's unheard of.
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In sport, a massive amount is to do with genetics.
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Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.
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The competent programmer is fully aware of the limited size of his own skull. He therefore approaches his task with full humility, and avoids clever tricks like the plague.
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I said to myself as Junction Point embarked on the Epic Mickey journey that, worst case, we'd be 'a footnote in Disney history.' Looking back on it, I think we did far better than that.
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The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole world.
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I guess I'm quite practical. Or at least like to think I am.
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I have always been amazed at my contemporaries’ lack of finesse, I whose soul writhed from morning to night, in the mere quest of itself.
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Stay out of the spotlight. It fades your suit.
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People are hungry for what's happening right now in the world.
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If you're trying to do multiple agendas, you'll confuse yourself as a storyteller. If you have one purpose, everything else will fall into place.
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It's also wonderful to be back with my great friend and ally, Chancellor [Angela] Merkel. As I reflect back over the last eight years, I could not ask for a steadier or more reliable partner on the world stage, often through some very challenging times.
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The most important thing for me is the thing I strive for. But I also hope when I play my songs for people - adult, children, mostly children - that they feel mighty, they feel noble, they feel like warriors. And they feel like they can do anything in the world because that's how I feel.
