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Rokia Traore Quotes

Not what you would call a musical family, but my father used to play saxophone, and I discovered many genres of music when I was a child.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality:
Birth: January 26, 1974

Topics

Family Father Music Child You Play

Even when I use a word in the wrong order in a sentence, I get mad. It's very stressful.

Mad Wrong Order Get Even Word

You can have solid third party politics, but the problem is you're all lumped in to all the fringe groups. That's a stereotype that happens.

Politics Problem You Party Solid

I'm a complete skeptic when it comes to the supernatural and all that. I've never had any ghost stories or any kind of weird experiences.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Weird Kind Never Experiences Ghost

Acquaintance. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.

Enough Person Know Borrow Well Whom

When I did it, I was a starving musician in London in a basement flat, but a simple tune with the right singer or the right situation can become very well liked and accepted. I'm only too pleased to say it happened with that one.

Simple Situation Say London Become

If I read not amiss, this powerful race will move down upon Mexico, down upon Central and South America, out upon the islands of the sea, over upon Africa and beyond. And can any one doubt that the results of this competition of races will be the 'survival of the fittest?'

Sea Competition Survival Powerful

Uma Thurman is one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. She has those wicked eyes - it looks like there is such a brain behind those eyes.

Women Beautiful Eyes Brain Looks

As far as writing, I like watching bad movies. Nothing stops me in my tracks more than watching a great film like 'The Godfather' or 'Dog Day Afternoon' or 'The Graduate.' You watch one of those, and you never want to write again. Whereas with bad movies, it makes you think, If that counts, I certainly could write.

Dog Great Day Me Writing Think

I am very aware that I'm the product of growing up in England and the tradition of designing and making, of England industrialising first.

I Am Growing Up Tradition Growing Up

I try to be as honest as I possibly can about the contradictions within my own heart and thereby get to something 'true' and revealing and important about contemporary American culture and human nature.

Nature Heart Culture American True

I'd love to believe in my government so I could trust law enforcement people again. I don't have that belief any more.

David Thibodeau

Love Trust Government People Law

I don't have a stack of scripts.

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