Erykah Badu (Erica Abi Wrigh) Quotes

I was born to make mistakes, I ain't scared to take the weight.

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• I think any form of self-expression is half confidence, half sheer hard work and, maybe, a bit of talent thrown in.

  

  Kate Winslet
  • Work
  • Confidence
  • Hard Work

• I want to see as many black professionals as possible.

  

  Orlando Jones
  • Want
  • Black
  • See

• I had to have shoulder reconstruction.

  

  Daniel Craig
  • Shoulder
  • Reconstruction

• I didn't consciously make the decision to write an adult novel. I didn't think of it as my riposte to the YA genre.

  

  Mal Peet
  • Think
  • Decision
  • Write

• When our interests matched, the Americans have been good to us, and when the interests differed, they wanted us to mold ourselves to them, which we refused.

  

  Bashar al-Assad
  • Good
  • Been
  • Ourselves

• My dad's paternal grandparents were musically inclined. And I remember as a little kid going to visit them in their senior building, and they were, like, the stars of the building, especially hosting and performing in their senior talent show.

  

  Aaron Lazar
  • Remember
  • Dad
  • Talent

• A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

  

  Walter Winchell
  • World
  • Real
  • Friend

• What is it about summer that makes children grow? We feed and water them more. They do get more sun, but that probably doesn't matter as much as the book they read or the rule they broke that taught them something they couldn't have learned any other way.

  

  Nancy Gibbs
  • Children
  • Book
  • Water

• I think life would be so much funnier if every day you saw someone walking down the street getting hit in the head by a monkey, don't you?

  

  Harland Williams
  • Life
  • Day
  • Walking

• It's so important your customer can rely on you for your classics.

  

  L'Wren Scott
  • Important
  • You
  • Customer

• If you don't ever stop singing, your voice stays in shape. It's like the marathon runner. You've got to run, run, run to stay in shape.

  

  Sammy Hagar Van Halen
  • Stop
  • Singing
  • Voice

• There's something extremely bizarre about the way people consume media now.

  

  Gaby Hoffmann
  • People
  • Media
  • Now

• I feel like a mirror reflecting back everyone's perception of me.

  

  M.I.A.
  • Me
  • Mirror
  • Perception

• The word 'leukemia' is a very frightening word. In many instances, it's a killer and it's something that you have to deal with in a very serious and determined way if you're going to beat it.

  

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • You
  • Serious
  • Determined

• I'd rather win two or three, lose one, win two or three more. I'm a great believer in things evening out. If you win a whole bunch in a row, somewhere along the line you're going to lose some too.

  

  Walt Alston
  • Great
  • Win
  • Three

• I would vote for the man who's lived life, who's done different occupations, who's been out in the real world and struggled to make a living, struggled to raise a family, struggled with life as it exists. So I'd vote for experience, honest experience.

  

  Oliver Stone
  • Life
  • World
  • Different

• There's no time for boys in my life right now.

  

  Karlie Kloss
  • Life
  • Time
  • My Life

• You hit 41 and you don't burn calories like you used to.

  

  Sam Rockwell
  • You
  • Like
  • Burn

• If you ask me can you explain the success of Facebook or Twitter, its very simple. People want to have the right to speak, people want the right to say what they feel. They don't want to wait for the question to be asked, they want to say before asking the question, they want to say everything that they feel.

  

  Emmanuel Petit
  • People
  • Simple
  • Waiting

• We couldn't have landed this account at a better time. Our continued successes working with consumer products companies across the United States are again reflected in McCormick's appointment of us. I am especially thrilled because McCormick is a Maryland-based company. I was born and raised in Maryland and our home office is located in Annapolis -- not far from McCormick's Maryland headquarters. Of course, it does not get any better than Maryland Crabs and Old Bay seasoning (one of McCormick's many fine products)!

  

  John Whiting
  • Born
  • Companies
  • Again

• The day you were born, it was already written down the day you're gonna check out. Now, I'm not gonna throw myself under a truck, but I'm not gonna worry about when I die. I'm ready to move on when that day comes.

  

  Carroll Shelby
  • Worry
  • Born
  • Written

• I used to spend a couple of hours in the weight room, but really, an hour is long enough. I lift twice a week and on other days incorporate more core yoga and different exercises. It's important to listen to your body. I will shut it down if I'm tired.

  

  Misty May-Treanor
  • Different
  • Couple
  • Enough

• Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the Word with boldness. Even when threatened with punishment, he said that he could not help but share the things he had seen and heard.

  

  David Jeremiah
  • Help
  • Share
  • Heard

• I was born to make mistakes, I ain't scared to take the weight.

  

  Erykah Badu
  • Born
  • Scared
  • Weight