Khalid (Khalid Donnel Robinson) Quotes
As an artist, I never want to be a moment. I want to be a legacy, and I want my music to touch people for years to come.
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We left my birthplace, Brooklyn, New York, in 1939 when I was 13. I enjoyed the ethnic variety and the interesting students in my public school, P.S. 134. The kids in my neighborhood were only competitive in games, although unfriendly gangs tended to define the limits of our neighborhood.
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I love the quality of TIDAL. I appreciate what they're trying to do and what they're trying to accomplish.
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I inherited some Chanel pieces from my mother. I've worn Prada - absolutely. Wonderful designers are inspiring. I also love designers not known. I love a lot of vintage pieces. I am pretty minimal, pretty classic.
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I am in that glorious position where I can redesign and re-package my own work.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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On the night of the winter solstice, when the dead get their annual reprieve, they go up to the 24-hour donut shop and wedding chapel to get hitched. Marriage is a good and proper pursuit for dead people. For a while, it relieves the dark, shuddering loneliness of the afterlife.
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It's always fun to immerse yourself in a different time period.
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Spontaneity is what travel is all about.
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Ohio has long been an embarrassment to charter-school supporters nationwide, with its trail of scandal and graft and abysmal student performance.
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I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.
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I like to be underdressed rather than overdressed. For an event or a premiere, it's fun to dress up more - then I like to experiment.
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Why would Senator Allen want to oppose saving money for the state? It's simply another example of Republicans fighting the governor tooth and nail against any measure where she might be able to turn the state's budget around.
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At night, I love dressing up. I love putting on an outfit.
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I could have probably built a great career in management consulting, but one of the insights that I had early on is that just because you're good at something doesn't mean that you should continue to do it. Somewhere in my heart of hearts I knew it wasn't what I wanted to do.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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Owing to the fact that leaders in the women's groups made a point of serving on the jury here whenever they were called, we have always had an unusually high type of women represented on the jury.
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I think the key to getting rid of illegal immigration, no matter where its coming from, is that you need to have a good legal apparatus for immigration.
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I am strictly against remaking a movie.
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When we came out from the Elysee palace, there was a gigantic limousine waiting for us and four police on motorcycles. It is probably one of the few times I have experienced my fame. I thought it was so fantastic that I laughed to the point of shouting.
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I'm a singer and a writer first. I started to rap by accident, being playful.
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I try to shut out ideas about why you should do things. Trying to do good architecture and really designing a career? There's some attention to be paid to that, but I don't think it's everything.
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So when I was very young, I longed for Brazil.
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In terms of my religious preference, if a year goes by and I don't have a Seder or I don't light the menorah, I feel a loss.
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As an artist, I never want to be a moment. I want to be a legacy, and I want my music to touch people for years to come.
