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If you love music, you have to be the one that opens doors. You have to be the one that build bridge on which everybody can be free to walk on. I know that that's my mission.

Angelique Kidjo

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I don't care about what people think about me.
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I am a storyteller with my music. And my story, nobody gonna tell it for me.
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Your brain is your greatest weapon. Connect it to your heart, and you can go anywhere.
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It is proven that when women are educated, the ability of the country goes up immediately.
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