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Wyclef Jean Quotes

When I'm rhyming it's all in my head... Like the slaves, when they were picking cotton, they would block out their minds. They would sing.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: October 17, 1972

Topics

Minds Cotton Out Head Slaves Sing

What is their potential for evil; what is their potential for wickedness? That's the only time that those characters become interesting to watch.

Time Evil Potential Interesting Only

Liberals decided it's much better not to play outraged with me anymore. I sell lots of books that way.

Me Better Play Way Sell Books

I really think that elected officials should be focused on how you create sustained economic growth, how do you create jobs and all of these issues that made people - segments of our society believe are really important are diversions politically.

Growth People Society Believe Think

People don't become obese overnight. Allowing our children to have treats in moderation - as in trick-or-treating - is one thing, but good nutrition involves discipline that must be learned and practiced on a daily basis.

Good Daily Children Discipline Must

It's very intense to be in front of a live audience. It's just an amazing experience. It's dangerous. Everything out there is heightened. The bad stuff is extra-worse. The silences are extra-silent. The good stuff is amazing. It's electric when you walk out there. For 90 minutes, you're on this other planet.

Good Live Experience Walk Amazing

If you like the health insurance that you have you should be able to keep it, but if you don't like the health insurance you have, you should be able to choose something else.

Health Insurance You Choose Keep

I think that's the kind of women that people are interested in. They're interested in strong women characters who are stronger than the male characters sometimes, in some ways. That's what's interesting and attractive about women.

Women People Strong Think Stronger

Whether it's writing a monologue or writing standup or writing a screenplay or writing a play, I think staying involved in the creation of your own work empowers you in a way, even if you don't ever do it. It gives you a sense of ownership and a sense of purpose, which I think as an actor is really important.

Work Purpose Writing Think Ownership

In some communities it is - like, for me, coming out with my parents, they were not accepting; they were not understanding. So it depends. For kids in New York and L.A., maybe it's different, but for kids in Iowa, for kids in Tennessee, it's still something that's not really talked about.

New York Parents Me Understanding

I could see it wasn't going to be easy. I couldn't give a franchise to any old greasy spoon. And I knew the chicken had to be cooked the way I told them to cook it if it was going to be as popular as it could be.

Colonel Sanders

Easy Chicken Way Old See Going

My parents never had to tell me about the birds and the bees, you know? It was very out in the open.

Parents Me Birds You Know Never

I think there's a tremendous split between people who've been through a war and people who haven't.

War People Think Through Split Been

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