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I refuse for anyone to tell me who I am because I know who I am.

Angelique Kidjo

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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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Your brain is your greatest weapon. Connect it to your heart, and you can go anywhere.
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Africa is not just about where you are born. For me, Africa is the whole continent from south to north, to east to west.
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From the moment you are clear in your vision of yourself and how you project that vision in your family, your community and in the world, that's all that matters.
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I’m honoured when Africa recognises me
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It is proven that when women are educated, the ability of the country goes up immediately.
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Dream big, as long as you do it in sync with your truth, with your heart, your brain. And you are not hurting anybody, go ahead and do it.
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Music for me has been my breath, my backbone since I was a little kid. Anything that comes to my life, hard time or good time, I always find comfort in music.
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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 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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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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What we have to learn from the women of Africa is that every day is worth living.
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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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Your color doesn't define your brain nor your soul. You can stand next to any human being and challenge that person as long as you use your brain.
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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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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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You have to stand for something or you fall for everything.
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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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My legacy is not only about legacy, it's about how we as a human family learn to live together within our difference.
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I don't care about what people think about me.
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