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I was the highest-paid street performer, probably, in the history of Chicago. I was making like $800 a day.

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R. Kelly
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: January 8
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My mother always told me if you write about life, you will always be in the game. Just don't write songs write life. I decided to take her up on that.
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I wouldn't be able to do the songs as long as I've been doing if I didn't feel the pulse of the world. But I can feel people and I know what they want. I feel like I know how they are, because I am the people. And I just have a gift.
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She's my comforter and friend, I tell you she's that peace within. She's the lover in my home, she's the strength when I'm not strong. Everyday my valentine, I'm so glad heave made her mine.
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Well, I believe that the depth of your struggle can determine the height of your success. I was inspired to come out of everything I've been through and end up in a place where I never thought that I would be.
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Not only did I get an A in music but I got an A in ladies.
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I'm very responsible. And with ability you have to have responsibility. I'm not perfect. But you have to make sure that your children will know that daddy makes mistakes.
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Take away the In God We Trust, tell me what the hell is wrong with us.
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My mother wasn't rich, and I never seen my father. I was a street performer. I've been shot. And now I'm known around the world, and I've touched a lot of people with my music. That's one of the great testimonies that's gonna go down in history.
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I'm the Ali of today. I'm the Marvin Gaye of today. I'm the Bob Marley of today. I'm the Martin Luther King, or all the other greats that have come before us. And a lot of people are starting to realize that now.
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When I think of musical geniuses, I think of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and Prince. That's who comes to mind.
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People can say whatever they want about you without knowing the facts. They can criticize you without even knowing you, and hate you when they don't even know you. All of a sudden, you're, like, the bin Laden of America. Osama bin Laden is the only one who knows exactly what I'm going through.
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I know my past is not what my future holds.
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Deep within us all there is an amazing inner sanctuary of the soul, a holy place, a Divine Center, a speaking Voice. . . . Life from the Center is a life of unhurried peace and power. It is simple. It is serene. It is amazing. It is radiant.
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If you're gonna tell your life story, you gotta be honest, or don't do it.
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My greatest competition is, well, me.
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I am very conscious of who I am as an artist and as an inspirational person.
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All of a sudden you're like the Bin Laden of America. Osama Bin Laden is the only one who knows what I'm going through.
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Once I started singing, I didn't have to try to be cool. I was just one of the coolest guys around.
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Within all of us there is a storm. Some believe it will never end: but he who has faith in the heavens above will weather any storm.
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I like to give people more than their money's worth.
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