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For me, from the point of view of my life, I've been impacted by women that taught me that, as a woman, my body is a sanctuary, that whoever I invite in my body, I have to be clear in that invitation.
Angelique Kidjo
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The music of the westerner comes from Africa, whether they like it or not. The majority of the instruments of the music, of the pop music, rock and roll, or R&B, hip hop, whatever it is, their roots trace back to Africa. So if you are black, white, yellow, or red, whatever you do, it doesn't matter, because your DNA is back in Africa.
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I am a storyteller with my music. And my story, nobody gonna tell it for me.
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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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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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It doesn't matter what challenge you face, the most important thing is, when you fall, how you rise and how high you want to go, where you want to go from that rise on.
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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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Even the most racist person make a very painful racial comment, give him a smile. It's better than you take a weapon on him because he's just gonna go like, Oh. He's just being stupid.
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I refuse for anyone to tell me who I am because I know who I am.
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It is proven that when women are educated, the ability of the country goes up immediately.
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I don't like the idea of something being pure. It means we have to be perfect, I don't want to be perfect.
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I collaborate with people because their music talk to me as much as mine talk to them.
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As long as you are happy with your life, you'll have less problems.
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