Erykah Badu (Erica Abi Wrigh) Quotes
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You cannot do only one thing.
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Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he's talking about.
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All the details of the life and the quirks and the friendships can be laid out for us, but the mystery of the writing will remain. No amount of documentation, however fascinating, can take us there.
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I think if they put a laugh track on 'Intervention,' it would be funny.
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I'm good at utilising body parts as letters.
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I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.
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I don't have a competitive bone in my body, so the last thing I want to do is be competing with people.
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When we were on the farm, we were isolated, not just by geography but by the primitive living conditions: no electricity, no running water and, of course, no computer, no phone.
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Working on the accent helped, enormously. I will tell you that when I brought Michael a correct 'British' accent, one that my dialect coach was happy with, he hated it.
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There the wild animals wandered and fed as though they were in a pasture that stretched much farther than a man could see, and there were no settlers. Only Indians lived there.
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It is well known that Turkey has more imprisoned journalists than any other country, but as a result of the chilling effect of these prosecutions on the press, many stories never make the news.
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Audiences are so much more sophisticated than they've ever been. They expect a lot more. I don't think because it's an hour of your Thursday night rather than an hour and a half of your weekend that you should be gypped at all in quality.
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Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be marketed with consumer appeal, must carry Green Shield stamps.
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I am not a fashion freak!
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The scariest thing about receiving praise at a young age is the fear of burning out or losing it, or proving people right that you were just a novelty. Obviously, I can see mistakes in things that I've done or said and can see flaws in things I've made, but that's just part of growing.
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I've been coaching how many years? A long time.
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I fell in love with social work, and that was my undoing as a poet.
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I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.
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For a lot of pop performers, fame and celebrity is part of the job. But for singer-songwriters, no one really cares.
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When people say I have become a celebrity, I remind them of fame's flip side. For instance, if I want to watch a movie in a cinema, I have to enter through a side exit just before the film begins and leave by the same exit before the credits roll.
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All of technology, really, is about maximizing free options.
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I am restless like my father and do two-three things at a time.
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I love being an entertainer - not really fond of being a celebrity.
