Erykah Badu (Erica Abi Wrigh) Quotes
I think what makes people think that is because of things people write. It really doesn't have anything to do with the artist.
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You go to a theater now and you literally see parents watching the movie and they suddenly cover their kid's ears. I figured I'd make one movie where they didn't have to do this.
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President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address to make assisting domestic manufacturers a top priority for his second term.
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My mornings go by so fast I forget breakfast. Lunch - that's turned out to be my biggest meal. I like tuna fish with low-fat mayonnaise and celery, egg whites and garlic. It's delish.
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Every member in Congress has a seat, and they deserve a seat at the table.
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I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.
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Looking up and out, how can we not respect this ever-vigilant cognizance that distinguishes us: the capability to envision, to dream, and to invent? the ability to ponder ourselves? and be aware of our existence on the outer arm of a spiral galaxy in an immeasurable ocean of stars? Cognizance is our crest.
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Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.
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In a way, I'm lucky that I was never classically trained and never went to a music college. I'm just from a normal working class family and happened to get obsessed with music as a teenager.
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Your barber always knows everything that goes on in the town, doesn't he?
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My reasons for declaring a sexual preference had to do less with the pursuit of personal freedom than with the lust for pure shock value.
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The 77 cents that women make for every dollar men earn makes a real difference to our families - families stretching to make every dollar count.
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Power says if you are a committee chairman, your idea is good only because you have got power.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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I was dressed like Darth Vader. Vader was my man, even with the villainy. He wore all black and had a deep voice; he reminded me of my uncle. I had a cheap mask-cape combo, the kind available at any pharmacy during October.
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I spent two years figuring out how I could turn it into something that would satisfy me as a musician but also make some kind of cross-cultural link. I feel that I kind of at least touched on the possibilities of cross-cultural music, but it is a lifetime's work, and I don't profess to be anything other than a novice at it.
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I have such difficulty calming down - my stomach, my head, reality, everything. That is the reason I live in Faro.
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Life is such a tragicomedy.
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The kids are not brought up to have minds of their own as individuals.
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Danish is a different language, even though Danish people understand Swedes, and very few Swedes understand Danish.
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It seems like the right thing to do is tackle problems other people aren't working on.
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The reason you work as an artist is to stay open and ask questions.
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It is a little scary to go across the whole country, and basically the world, and be like, 'What's up? I'm gay, and you should let me get married everywhere.' I don't feel like I'm a spokesperson. I just sing what my experience is.
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What I do is not regional comedy, and it is not based in the southern area.
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I think what makes people think that is because of things people write. It really doesn't have anything to do with the artist.
