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What we have to learn from the women of Africa is that every day is worth living.

Angelique Kidjo

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As long as music of mine is not used to preach hate, or to bash women, it's okay for me. If it doesn't promote violence against women, drugs, this and that, use it, go ahead.
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Telling my story is to empower people to believe in their own power. We have so much power individually.
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I never use someone just because they are great musicians. I work with people who have the same kind of feeling towards the music that I do, and the subject that I'm speaking of at that time.
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Education is very political, because when you educate the people, then you have a country that you can't fool anymore.
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You cannot be defined by your skin color, where you come from. The world is yours, embrace it.
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I refuse for anyone to tell me who I am because I know who I am.
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I want to look at myself in the mirror at the end of my life and say I've done my share and I'm proud of what I've done.
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If you're on stage and you're more concerned about your dress, and then you think that the public is accessory, you got nothing to do there.
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With technology today you can sing like a frog and sound good. And then when you come on stage, what do you do. Some of those artists never toured, probably just hype.
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If everybody can be happy with what they achieve with their life, this world would be a better place.
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If you don't trust the roots of the modern music in Africa, then there's hope for that music at all.
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It is proven that when women are educated, the ability of the country goes up immediately.
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You can fall, but you can rise also.
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I’m honoured when Africa recognises me
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