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Youssou N'Dour Quotes

Music is a language.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality:
Birth: October 1, 1959

Topics

Music Language

Well, 'They Live' was a primal scream against Reaganism of the '80s. And the '80s never went away. They're still with us. That's what makes 'They Live' look so fresh - it's a document of greed and insanity. It's about life in the United States then and now. If anything, things have gotten worse.

Life Live Greed Look Insanity Never

Our only competition in the theater is boredom, because if I'm bored with a play, if I'm revolted by a play on stage, with the Broadway prices, especially today, I'm going to walk out and not come back and pay that price again.

Jerome Lawrence

Today Walk Competition Boredom Play

As children, we develop some scorn for our parents and their imperfections.

Maya Soetoro-Ng

Children Parents Imperfections Some

To me, it seems like both 'Brief Interviews' and 'The Office' deal with characters that see themselves differently than the world sees them.

Me World Office See Seems Deal

You don't want to have any negativity in your life. Continue to push. Continue to be patient. And when your time comes, then you've got to do everything you can, that's all.

Life Time Push Negativity You Want

My secret to success is that I've always loved good music and people.

Success Good Music People Loved

Most of the groups I worked with 30 years ago are either dead or dead broke. And it's a shame.

Shame Dead Years Most Broke Either

The people of Chicago have made it very clear that they favor sensible restrictions on gun ownership.

People Gun Ownership Chicago Clear

Cyprus has a reputation as a laundromat for the Russians who are trying to avoid sanctions.

Reputation Trying Who Avoid Russians

Really, it's the director's job to disappear and allow the movie to just feel.

Job Feel Director Disappear Just

I hope to be remembered for writing books about social justice that also have enough aesthetic value to endure as works of literature.

Hope Justice Value Writing Aesthetic

One of the happiest times of my life, I lived in a tent on a porch on Hawaii.

Life My Life Hawaii Porch Lived

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