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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.

Angelique Kidjo

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Don't say that you are a victim if you let somebody manipulate you.
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I’m honoured when Africa recognises me
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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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Your brain is your greatest weapon. Connect it to your heart, and you can go anywhere.
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I don't care about skin the color, everybody is a human being. Beneath every skin color, you bleed red. That's just the bottom line of the truth.
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