Erykah Badu (Erica Abi Wrigh) Quotes
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Once I discovered how important writing music was to me and just what a huge weight it lifted off of me, I knew that it was going to be the biggest part of my life, the biggest love of my life, the biggest thing in my life.
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From success you get a lot of things, but not that great inside thing that love brings you.
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We care about margins.
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It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the contrary, journalists who turn up surrounded by armed personnel are just turning themselves into targets and in even worse danger.
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Design needs a new relationship with the world, one that is more focused on our planet's needs.
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I have a sidekick, Keith Robinson, who's very funny. I've known Keith for over 20 years; he's my best friend.
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By and large, small companies don't want to settle for part-time employees over full-time positions.
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Well, first I have to make the team, of course.
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Singing and dancing is not just for the cast of 'Glee'. We can wake up doing both and have it be a natural expression of who we are.
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I considered myself very lucky after 'Baghdad Cafe,' and I have 'The Shield.' In every genre, I've kicked butt at some point. I'm real happy.
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I am a completely horizontal author. I can't think unless I'm lying down, either in bed or stretched on a couch and with a cigarette and coffee handy. I've got to be puffing and sipping.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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There are some people who, if they don't already know, you can't tell 'em.
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I happen to be half West Indian, but I don't know that side of my family.
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I developed my camera system, called the Medusa, jointly with a colleague down in Australia as a method of exploring the ocean unobtrusively. The critical thing was that we didn't use white light, which I believe has been scaring the animals away.
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In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.
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Artists don't talk about art. Artists talk about work. If I have anything to say to young writers, it's stop thinking of writing as art. Think of it as work.
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I told Mr. Nader today that a vote for Ralph Nader is really a vote for George Bush.
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I'm surprised sometimes at how some of my actions are misinterpreted.
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God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.
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I still frequent my parents' house. I go there to escape, back to the bedroom that I grew up in. Just to sit there and feel small.
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You have to go where the good writing is.
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I do not pray for a lighter load, but for a stronger back.
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I view my hair and clothes as functional art.
