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.Erykah Badu
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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.
Garry Marshall -
President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address to make assisting domestic manufacturers a top priority for his second term.
Karen Mills -
Every member in Congress has a seat, and they deserve a seat at the table.
Dan Webster -
I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.
Natalie du Toit -
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.
Vanna Bonta -
Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.
T. D. Jakes
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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.
Imelda May -
Your barber always knows everything that goes on in the town, doesn't he?
Adam Peaty -
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.
Lance Loud -
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.
Barbara Mikulski -
Power says if you are a committee chairman, your idea is good only because you have got power.
Dan Webster -
I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
Sam Kinison
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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.
Victor LaValle -
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.
Damon Albarn Gorillaz -
I have such difficulty calming down - my stomach, my head, reality, everything. That is the reason I live in Faro.
Ingmar Bergman -
Life is such a tragicomedy.
Oleg Cassini -
The kids are not brought up to have minds of their own as individuals.
Ralph Steadman -
There once was a demographic survey done to determine if money was connected to happiness and Ireland was the only place where this did not turn out to be true.
Fiona Shaw
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I wish I had been wiser. I wish I had been more effective, I wish I'd been more unifying, I wish I'd been more principled.
Bill Ayers -
Writing is total grunt work. A lot of people think it's all about sitting and waiting for the muse. I don't buy that. It's a job. There are days when I really want to write, days when I don't. Every day I sit down and write.
Jodi Picoult -
Writing can be an incredible mindfulness practice.
Jon Kabat-Zinn -
I am married.
Laura Schlessinger -
Providing health care is like building a house. The task requires experts, expensive equipment and materials, and a huge amount of coordination.
Atul Gawande -
I think what makes people think that is because of things people write. It really doesn't have anything to do with the artist.
Erykah Badu