Youssou N'Dour Quotes
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The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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I read books. Remember those? I read them, on paper.
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Wherever I am, I take books, not novels.
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I do have to travel a lot for speaking engagements.
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There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.
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I travel a lot to promote the perfumes and to do the commercials.
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I usually travel with a posse. I roll deep. I travel like a rapper, but without the artillery. We don't carry guns, we carry cookies.
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I don't like to travel as much as I have in the past, but it's good for my soul to get to pick, especially with these good musicians and these guys that play so well.
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I got the travel bug when I was quite young. My parents took me and my sisters out of school and we travelled all over Europe. It was an eye-opening experience and, although I love Norway, I also enjoy visiting new countries. I don't get homesick.
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I wanted to travel with my dad to be close to him again. Having babies and raising my own family took so much of my time, I didn't have a chance to be with him very often.
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I steer clear of books with ugly covers. And ones that are touted as 'sweeping,' 'tender' or 'universal.'
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Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals.
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You learn so much about yourself as an artist. I never would have thought that I could sing every night, you know? Travel and perform every single night, and travel to another city the next day and do it all over again? You learn a lot of new things about yourself, and you make a lot of connections with people.
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Wherever you look there are inspirations, books, literature, paintings, landscapes, everything. Just living is an inspiration.
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May books spread the world over!
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Books are an ancient and proven medium. Their physical form inspires passion.
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I think space will be conquered through the mind rather than the clumsy medium of space travel.
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With Pakistan being in my blood, I would certainly look at opportunities to travel there.
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As I look at President Bush, I think he will ultimately be judged as a man of extremely high character.
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When you scratch the surface, every one of us has something that we deeply want to contribute to the world. All we have to do is step up and do it.
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I was this person with this weird last name from New York that no one had ever heard of. But my screen test I guess, according to him, was the best. So I got the part, which was incredible.
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I think that more flow of information, the ability to stay connected to more people makes people more effective as people. And I mean, that's true socially. It makes you have more fun, right. It feels better to be more connected to all these people. You have a richer life.
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Travel teaches as much as books.
