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The thing which America allows you to be is it's the country of opportunities.
Wyclef Jean
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Wyclef Jean
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 17
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Human Rights Activist
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I'm 27 years old. I'm going to go into Hollywood really arrogant. I'll be breaking a lot of rules. It's going to be hot.
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I like Bergen County because it's nice and quiet. It's beautiful, and I can get to the city way quick.
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On Sundays I give the sermons like my dad used to give. I utilize it as a revolutionary tool, as a thinking tool, as a tool where I can recruit people, DM them, and give them information that I feel that they need going forward.
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It's important, when you see darkness, to understand that there's light ahead of that, and I'm the living testimony of that, you dig?
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The voice of an Angel, the Heart of a Lamb, the spirit of a Lioness, the presence of a Goddess, love you R.I.P Whitney Houston.
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I think it's cool to do stuff in a different language. Basically, I learned English through listening to rap. A lot of people think it's funny. But it's true I used to try to get the accents.
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At the end of the day, just know that God made you, so you can be your own individual, and don't let people give you that peer pressure.
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Mama, you know you raised me with no father figure. I wanna take this time to thank you, even though I'm doing life.
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I don't see no more Billie Holidays, no more Marvin Gayes, no more Smokey Robinsons. I don't even see no more Nirvanas.
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I know that the nice shines I have on is going to pass. The nice cars will pass. All that will stay is the music and the work. That's where I get the inspiration to help people out and work
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