Erykah Badu (Erica Abi Wrigh) Quotes
I have a daughter who's four, who's dainty and princess-esque. I still get to dress her like my little accessory. I think I have one more year to do that, then she's going to get her own ideas - so I better move quickly!
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You take the best of our tradition as a start, and I'll take the best of Christianity ... From there we can build.
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It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.
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I have a blog in Chinese, which you can follow, Chinese signs. But I don't even update at all, often I don't.
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Aesthetically, I don't really like the blond, tan thing. I am pale. So I may as well embrace the pale. Long, blond hair and a bad spray tan is the stuff of my nightmares.
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The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.
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Once a food becomes off-limits, then it takes on this whole other personality. 'Forbidden' is more tempting. And it becomes something evil, but food is food. It's there to nourish your body.
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I don't get nothing but love. In every ghetto all over the world. Nothing but love. They respect that I came outta there and I'm doing it the right way. You can't do nothing but respect that.
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I didn't know I was compared to Elizabeth Montgomery, but I think that I'm in very good company with her.
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I am a good, strong word giver; I am a jealous guard of my own secrets. Freedom is the rule; I am hungry for one good thing I can do.
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I was a huge fan of comedy in high school.
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I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you're making airline reservations.
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Thinking about your role will automatically get you in the frame of mind to get your strategy and game plan right before you step onto that field.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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I try to avoid conflict. I don't want people to be unhappy.
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My mother took great relish in introducing me as 'This is my son - he's a doctor but not the kind that helps people.'
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Some people think I'm a total moron and I would hope most people think I'm very good at what I do.
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I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.
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He most honors my style who learns under it to destroy the teacher.
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We're manufacturing to meet the demands of our own people but, in the meantime, for the entire world as well, and that definitely put a lot of extra pressure on our environment.
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Maybe 'Can't Stop Feeling' and 'Turn It On' we'll just release as singles. It's a thing The Beatles used to do which I really loved, the idea of releasing something as a single completely on its own.
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My sister, mom and I all wear the same size, so I shop a lot at a boutique called 'my mother's closet' that is right down the hall from my bedroom. She has vintage Comme des Garcons dresses that I feel so elegant wearing.
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I had a really scary pregnancy and a very difficult delivery. My daughter and I are lucky to be alive.
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The success that the Tolkien books had redefined modern fantasy.
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I have a daughter who's four, who's dainty and princess-esque. I still get to dress her like my little accessory. I think I have one more year to do that, then she's going to get her own ideas - so I better move quickly!
