Youssou N'Dour Quotes

When I'm in Senegal, I can't just sit in isolation making music. People need my help. And the Senegalese people helped create my music. It comes from the country itself.

Youssou N'Dour

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Growing up, 'Cosmo' was my lifeline to the world. A world that I wanted to be in but couldn't get to yet.

Joanna Coles

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I'm fortunate in having journalism as a sideline to pay the bills, and I essentially do it in order to take as long as I want with books.

John Lanchester

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My goal's always to connect and relate to my audience. I want them to leave my show feeling like they got to know me better - not only that, but like we could be friends. I want people to leave going, 'Oh my gosh, I could totally hang out with her!'

Anjelah Johnson

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The next major explosion is going to be when genetics and computers come together. I'm talking about an organic computer - about biological substances that can function like a semiconductor.

Alvin Toffler

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I learned to change my accent; in England, your accent identifies you very strongly with a class, and I did not want to be held back.

Sting

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iTunes kind of feels like Sam Goody to me. I don't feel cool when I go there. I'm tired of seeing John Mayer's face pop up.

Trent Reznor

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The classic Italian green sauce, salsa verde, is easy to make and especially nice in the spring when bunches of fresh herbs start appearing in the farmers market or in your garden.

Tom Douglas

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In the beginning, I didn't know if I was still a model, if I was an actress. I knew I wanted to be an actress, but it was so difficult to be believed.

Monica Bellucci

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The time for frivolous entertainment has passed. You can be entertained while at the same time learning from and growing with the people around you.

Brandon Victor Dixon

LearningTimePeopleYouGrowing

I'm the cofounder of Keep a Child Alive. We provide medicine for families affected by HIV and AIDS in places like Africa and India.

Alicia Keys

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The puppet characters were combinations of people I had known and to some degree aspects of my own personality. Weird was based on someone I knew in Chicago. Dirty Dragon was based on a good friend I had in Indianapolis.

William Jackson

GoodFriendPersonalityPeopleWeird

Do you feel good in your role? If yes, that's the perfect time for you to experiment with something new, to get out of your comfort zone. This willingness to learn is probably the most important thing for leaders of today and tomorrow.

Pierre Nanterme

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