Erykah Badu (Erica Abi Wrigh) Quotes
I was the bohemian in my family, the "this is my favorite shoe and I don't care if it has tape around it" kind of person. The tape could become a fashion statement. Or a political statement.
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Hollywood is the only thing more ridiculous than Silicon Valley. There's nowhere else where it's stranger.
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People should think things out fresh and not just accept conventional terms and the conventional way of doing things.
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I swear allegiance to the Republic of Sudan.
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Regardless of what the record is, what the score is, you always go out there and compete.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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I learn from Larry Ellison every day. I've said this before: how is it to work with someone who thinks out of the box? Larry doesn't see the walls at all; he does not see the box. He is an absolute, true visionary. And to be honest, I always find myself in a box! I'm comfy in my box. I've furnished it; it's lovely.
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The first thing I look at is, 'Is the entrepreneur going after really big problems, to the extent that it feels scary when they talk about it?' You wonder if the idea is possible. I have seen that a lot of times, people go after small problems, and that's a sign that they are not confident.
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Where I am, I don't know, I'll never know, in the silence you don't know, you must go on, I can't go on, I'll go on.
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I became completely addicted to 'Angry Birds' for a while.
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You have to enjoy it. It is not going to happen every year, so this is the year that it is happening and we have got to go out there and enjoy it.
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The taps with the bat on the spikes are one for my grandmother, one for my grandfather, one for my little sister. Then the one on the helmet is showing faith in God that I can do it.
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A good actor always sets you straight. If you've written a false moment and thought it was probably pretty great, the actor's gonna show you when he gets to that moment. They're the great test of the validity of the material.
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Doing collections, doing fashion is like a non-stop dialogue.
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I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible.
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How extraordinary it is that one feels most guilt about the sins one is unable to commit.
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I like 'The Three Musketeers.' I like those kind of cool things where they were having a robe and a sword.
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I myself consider myself the most powerful figure in the world.
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I use more makeup now then I did before. I didn't use to wear really that much, and I didn't know how to do makeup, but now I know how to do it a bit more. I can do eyes and makeup in general more. I do like my own lipstick as well.
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Customers are enormously punishing when companies don't meet their expectations.
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I've had the good fortune and blessing to run for the offices for which I really wanted to do the work.
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Plot is just not my gift. I'm fascinated with complex characters, and that doesn't mix well with complex plots. And by the way, when the plot is simple, you can move one piece around and make it feel fresh. 'Hell or High Water''s a good example: I don't tell you why the brothers are robbing the bank.
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If I had the chance to beat 16 year old me’s ass I really think I would.
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I was the bohemian in my family, the "this is my favorite shoe and I don't care if it has tape around it" kind of person. The tape could become a fashion statement. Or a political statement.
