will.i.am (William James Adams, Jr.) Quotes

I can't sing “I Believe I Can Fly”. I sing that horrible. But I can sing “I Gotta Feeling” good. I wrote it for my capabilities. So I Gotta Feeling is just about let me make a song to inspire people to have a good time.

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• A theoretical system does not merely state facts which have been observed and that logically deducible relations to other facts which have also been observed.

  

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• I have often said one of the reasons more blacks don't support Republicans is because they don't trust the GOP establishment.

  

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• I think one thing that's important to maintain is a sense of fear, always doubting yourself... a good dose of insecurity helps your work in some ways.

  

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• I can't sing “I Believe I Can Fly”. I sing that horrible. But I can sing “I Gotta Feeling” good. I wrote it for my capabilities. So I Gotta Feeling is just about let me make a song to inspire people to have a good time.

  

  will.i.am
  • People
  • Believe
  • Song