R. Kelly Quotes
Once I started singing, I didn't have to try to be cool. I was just one of the coolest guys around.
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I love to walk into Borders or Barnes & Noble and see my books there. It's fabulous.
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Politicians are so... detested; they don't actually walk amongst people now.
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Nearly all edible seaweeds - or 'sea vegetables,' as they ought technically to be called - belong to one of three broad groups: green, red and brown algae.
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I don't like attacking.
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I hang out all the time with kids and young scouts and I never meet kids who don't want adventure.
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Honestly, I try and stay away from what's been written about me, because if you let that stuff get to you and it's not true it can drive you crazy. One thing that I have heard recently which is not true, I didn't say it, is that I believe I was quote saying 'I will never take my shirt off for a movie again.' I didn't say that.
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Give your dog or cat respect, patience, understanding and love. And if you just change to one vegetarian day a week, that's a wonderful step that will save animal lives. It means you have chosen something kind instead of something cruel.
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I procrastinate all morning. That's when I get my office work done and answer e-mails and see what's on the Internet and do laundry.
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There are no second chances in the volatile Middle East.
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The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.
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There's something sort of intrinsic in being a Southerner that doesn't go away. You can't get rid of it, but it's not something that's terribly obvious.
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It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.
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Living in Cape Breton, it's really all about fiddle music, so it's not like there were other instruments out there that tempted me and it was like I had to decide which one. It was automatically fiddle, because it's the predominant instrument in Cape Breton Island.
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The longer people watch Netflix and the longer they stay members - they're the criteria of success for us.
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I do not know You, God, because I am in the way. Please help me to push myself aside.
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I generally like to wear my hair down, preferably with soft curls. But when I'm having a bad hair day, I like to wear my hair in French braids or fishtail braids.
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Being a musician, it's my job to be real and be true to whoever I am. Hopefully that will inspire other people. I hope it inspires people to be themselves and be comfortable in your own skin.
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We still haven't played Madison Square Garden. That's a benchmark. Something will have gone seriously wrong if we don't play Madison Square Garden for this album.
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Don't be discouraged by writer's block. Writer's block just means you need to listen to other music.
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I played basketball in high school, and I love watching sports - I'll watch everything except maybe hockey.
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I went swimming the other day and my wife was watching and she said, 'You know, it's funny, it's when you've got no clothes on, no one recognizes you.' I said, 'What are you saying? That I should do more love scenes?'
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I realized that if I don't like something, I can change it. If I don't feel comfortable with something, then I have a voice to say it's not cool.
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Writing is a performance, like singing an aria or dancing a jig.
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Once I started singing, I didn't have to try to be cool. I was just one of the coolest guys around.
