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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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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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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 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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It is proven that when women are educated, the ability of the country goes up immediately.
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Don't let anyone define you from what you live through and everything that they think you stand for. Just be proud of who you are.
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Education is not something that the government invests in. Because if you invest in education, no politician can come and tell you something that doesn't make sense.
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I don't care about what people think about me.
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I’m honoured when Africa recognises me
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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 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 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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As far as I'm concerned, no human being should be, absolutely not, put in the category of color.
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I am a storyteller with my music. And my story, nobody gonna tell it for me.
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You have to stand for something or you fall for everything.
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I want everybody to be happy because, if you're happy, you are more open to other people. Don't let misery bring you down.
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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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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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If everybody can be happy with what they achieve with their life, this world would be a better place.
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Don't let anyone define and decide for you fate.
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You can fall, but you can rise also.
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