Fugees Quotes
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Respect, my brother, nothing but respect, man.
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I think what people are attracted to about me, if anything, is my passion. People got exposed to my passion through music and song first.
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Our podium is the music. It's really important that we stay focused, because things become misconstrued in the media.
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I come from a hut, from a hut I went to the projects, from the projects I went to a mansion so you out there you have ABSOLUTLY NO EXCUSE!
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In my family, there was not an abundance of wealth, but there was an abundance of love. So there was always humor, and there was joy and there was comfort and there was this environment just to have a good time.
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Now the skies could fall Not even if my boss should call The world it seems so very small 'Cause nothing even matters at all
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We don't want people to have expectations of us, but then we have expectations of everybody else.
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When I was working, and when I was making substantial amounts of money, I always filed and paid my taxes. This only stopped, when it was necessary to withdraw from society, in order to guarantee the safety and well-being of myself and my family.
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I know that the nice shines I have on is going to pass. The nice cars will pass. All that will stay is the music and the work. That's where I get the inspiration to help people out and work.
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When I have a creative insight, there is a high. I think back in the day, I made music as much as I did because it made me feel so good. I think you could argue that there is a creative addiction - but, you know, the healthy kind.
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I tried to manipulate and control people, and I harbored resentment. I wanted to be forgiven, but I wouldn't forgive others.
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I hope that by people seeing the result of freedom that they'll want some, too.
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It's more important to be righteous than to be right.
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Think black love, think universal love. Just think love.
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I can give away everything I posses, but am without love, and I have no happiness
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From the first time someone says, Who do you think you are? we learn how to repress.
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I have inner peace. It's a different person.
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I lived in a hut with no roof, and I rode to school on a donkey. I used to shoot birds with a slingshot to cook for dinner. Now I prefer to get my food from KFC.
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I'm not going away fast; I've been around for a while, and plan to be around for a while more.
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You might win some, but you just lost one.
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Bob Marley stood for universal peace and love. He tried to break racial barriers.
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For this album I was determined to do it my way. Take my time. I'm gonna win, lose or draw on my own.
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From the time that you are a child, you grow up repressing yourself.
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As musicians and artists, it's important we have an environment - and I guess when I say environment, I really mean the industry, that really nurtures these gifts. Oftentimes, the machine can overlook the need to take care of the people who produce the sounds that have a lot to do with the health and well-being of society.
