Angelique Kidjo Quotes

Benin, Singer-Songwriter
July 14, 1960

Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo, known as Angélique Kidjo, is a Beninese singer-songwriter, actress, and activist who is noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Time magazine has called her "Africa's premier diva".The BBC has included Kidjo in its list of the African continent's 50 most iconic figures.

Also known as Actress, Activist

I refuse for anyone to tell me who I am because I know who I am.

Angelique Kidjo
- Know
- Tell
- Refuse
Education is very political, because when you educate the people, then you have a country that you can't fool anymore.

Angelique Kidjo
- Country
- Education
- Fool

You cannot transform the society of people if the people are not part of the change.

Angelique Kidjo
- Society
- Part
- Transform
It is proven that when women are educated, the ability of the country goes up immediately.

Angelique Kidjo
- Women
- Country
- Ability
I don't care about skin the color, everybody is a human being. Beneath every skin color, you bleed red. That's just the bottom line of the truth.

Angelique Kidjo
- Truth
- Skin
- Colors
Your brain is your greatest weapon. Connect it to your heart, and you can go anywhere.

Angelique Kidjo
- Heart
- Brain
- Weapon
Dream big, as long as you do it in sync with your truth, with your heart, your brain. And you are not hurting anybody, go ahead and do it.

Angelique Kidjo
- Truth
- Dream
- Hurting
My legacy is not only about legacy, it's about how we as a human family learn to live together within our difference.

Angelique Kidjo
- Live
- Learn
- Difference

You have to stand for something or you fall for everything.

Angelique Kidjo
- Fall
- Something
- Stand
I don't like the idea of something being pure. It means we have to be perfect, I don't want to be perfect.

Angelique Kidjo
- Perfect
- Idea
- Pure