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You cannot transform the society of people if the people are not part of the change.

Angelique Kidjo

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It is proven that when women are educated, the ability of the country goes up immediately.
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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.
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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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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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Your brain is your greatest weapon. Connect it to your heart, and you can go anywhere.
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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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I don't care about what people think about me.
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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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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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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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Doing an album is like having a business card to show people what you do. The most important thing to me is the stage. I do albums because I love the stage.
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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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I am a storyteller with my music. And my story, nobody gonna tell it for me.
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