Youssou N'Dour Quotes

If you come from Africa with your economic poverty and your cultural riches, and you meet someone like Peter Gabriel or a person from a big record company, and they tell you that what you are doing is marvelous, that makes you feel powerful.

Youssou N'Dour

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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When autumn darkness falls, what we will remember are the small acts of kindness: a cake, a hug, an invitation to talk, and every single rose. These are all expressions of a nation coming together and caring about its people.

Jens Stoltenberg

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To our enemies - to our enemies - we will pursue you as only America can. You will fear us.

John R. Allen

FearAmericaYouWillEnemiesUs

An author knows his landscape best; he can stand around, smell the wind, get a feel for his place.

Tony Hillerman

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But I don't really like to discuss Phil anymore.

Ronnie Spector

LikeAnymoreReallyDiscussPhil

You can learn a little bit from everybody, so you should be able to work a bit with everybody.

Brad Wenstrup

WorkLearnYouLittleAbleShould

You know what I like to do? I love waking up early, making them breakfast, taking them to school, having time in the morning with them. With six kids, it's like a reality show.

Allan Houston

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I had a very strong background in journalism, so it's my instinct to try to be as fair and accurate as possible.

Peter Landesman

StrongJournalismPossibleTryFair

In every house, when the curtains are drawn, there's a story going on, and you never get to hear... You get the public side of things, the happy, smiling, social activities.

Peter Jackson

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The travel impulse is mental and physical curiosity. It's a passion. And I can't understand people who don't want to travel.

Paul Theroux

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The reason I am here, they tell me, is that I played the game a certain way, that I played the game the way it was supposed to be played.

Ryne Sandberg

I AmMeGameWayReasonTell

The first time I performed musically, I threw up.

Marilyn Manson

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One reason I've never been a fan of graphic novels is because a central aspect of literature for me has always been imagining what the things I'm reading about look like.

Martin Filler

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