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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You flew too near the sun and you were scorched.
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If you look at a lot of the songs I've been involved in, there's always been this retro vibe. I started getting worried that I wasn't moving forward very much, nor was I even in tune with the music today. I almost scoffed at it.
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I don't think about the trials and the Olympics a lot. If I do, it's just going to stress me out and get me worried.
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Mice and any rodentia. Guinea pigs. Even rabbits, I can't stand. Rabbits are cousins to rats. It's a class thing. If you had to grow up with rats scampering in your backyard, because the city services were cut in half and the population in your neighborhood doubled, then that also is going to mean that the flora and fauna are going to grow as well. So that's a part of it. That's why I can't go to Hindu countries where they respect rats and mice, and I can't go camping.
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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!
