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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How often do we see a Muslim woman who is intelligent and independent, and has a voice of her own and is career-driven, on American TV?
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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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I'm not a follower of this or that religious leader. More wars are started because of religious leaders, and people are following and they don't know why... That is religiosity. That is what turns people into robots.
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I was really inspired by these larger-than-life female artists like Lee Bontecou and Eva Hesse and Yvonne Rainier and the incredible Lynda Benglis. There were many women who were really driven and became successful, who were part of essential paradigm shifts, despite the fact that the art world was still dominated by men.
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You're in the public eye and you just hope that people don't come up and interrupt you while your in the middle of a meal or a conversation or something like that.
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I always make my favorite pancakes with milk, and I also add some fruit - like a banana or apple with some cinnamon sprinkled on top. I also sometimes put peanut butter on my pancakes!
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Edge is such a great guy.
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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.
