Erykah Badu (Erica Abi Wrigh) Quotes
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My films are of paramount importance to me, the same as my family. That's not going to change. This is a balance I have to strike throughout my life.
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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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We had to get serious and hit all aspects. We had to graduate. That's what you got to do: reach all people across the nation.
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A definition of poetry can only determine what poetry should be and not what poetry actually was and is; otherwise the most concise formula would be: Poetry is that which at some time and some place was thus named.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.
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I have the rare privilege of talking to my dad every night at 10 p.m. and hearing about what he did that day.
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I was young and irresponsible, a silly woman laden with sin, not caring for anything except fame and fortune and self. But I have lived seeking truth in Jesus Christ and found it has made me free.
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Seeing a man praying to Allah is enough for some people to assume he is a terrorist.
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My approach is to be part of a band that makes music, not hit songs.
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Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.
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I don't want to compete. I want to skate for the joy. I get so nervous in competition. I get always sick. I had pressures enough in my life from skating.
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A lovely nook of forest scenery, or a grand rock, like a beautiful woman, depends for much of its attractiveness upon the attendance sense of freedom from whatever is low; upon a sense of purity and of romance.
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I didn't really have a mentor, but I have always definitely been inspired by the '70s - the Stones, Patti Smith, Anita Pallenberg.
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The enemies of the Christian religion and the Law of God confuse law with faith.
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Nine times out of ten, in the arts as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed.
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All the times I've been lucky enough to be a part of a show that's actually gotten on the air, it's always that same mixture of excitement and utter fear.
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My father put it right when he said: 'I don't get ulcers. I give ulcers.'
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Busy yourselves with this, you damned walruses, while the rest of use proceed with the libretto.
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Do the work you believe in - if there's an authentic reason for doing it.
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A lot of my writing comes from the themes of my life, and a lot of that stems from my faith. I also strive to be a light through which Christ can shine, whether it's through the way I dress, though my videos, or through my music.
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You don't have to believe everything you think.
