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Once you encounter people who are really testing the limits of kindness, that's when you start to build up a shield and close yourself down.

Meshell Ndegeocello

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Meshell Ndegeocello
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: August 29
Bassist
Composer
Guitarist
Jazz Musician
Rapper
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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Berlin
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Michelle Lynn Johnson
Meshell Suhaila Bashir-Shakur
Me'Shell Ndegéocello
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Kindness
Limits

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