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In the songs I can still be really really direct but in interviews when I'm explaining my songs I shouldn't be so direct about who they're about.

Songs Really Direct Interviews
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A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.

After Chain Life Link
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The hell to be endured hereafter, of which theology tells, is no worse than the hell we make for ourselves in this world by habitually fashioned our characters in the wrong way.

Characters Endured Hell Hereafter
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I just want to make music, I don't want people to talk about me. All I've ever wanted to do was sing. I don't want to be a celebrity. I don't want to be in people's faces, you know, constantly on covers of magazine that I haven't even known I'm on.

Just Want Music People
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I don't want people confusing what it is that I'm about. I just stand there and sing. And I don't do stunts or anything. if I wanted to do all that, I don't think I'd get away with it.

People Confusing That About
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Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.

Woe Evil Good Darkness
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Music to me is mankind's greatest possible achievement because look at all the good it does.

Achievement Possible Good Look
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I'm not into fame. I'm not into making money, outside of financing my books. I'm not into status. My thing is basically about time - not wasting it.

Status Basically Wasting Financing
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Miles Davis would have this lineup of all these amazing musicians and one day would just say, 'We're done.' After tons of great records and tickets sold, he said, 'Now I'm going to grow my hair out and play my horn through a wah-wah pedal.' Rather than play it safe, he went on.

Rather Play Horn Through
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All my big heroes are literary, writers.

All.Literary Heroes Big Writers
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In all my novels, I deal with the many problems and prejudices which exist for Black people in Britain today.

Black Britain Deal Exist
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Weakness is what brings ignorance, cheapness, racism, homophobia, desperation, cruelty, brutality, all these things that will keep a society chained to the ground, one foot nailed to the floor.

Society Chained Nailed Floor.Weakness
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I'm actually on the Twitter like all those crazy young kids are, and if I'm going to do an in-store appearance or I post something on my website, I tweet these followers, a word I don't like so much, and over 50,000 people go, like, 'Okay, I got it.

Followers Word Okay Twitter
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I like to be called a Nigerian rather than somebody from the Third World or the developing or whatever.

Developing Nigerian Rather Somebody
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You want to meet a bunch of really friendly people? Go to a Slayer concert. There'll be some real psychos there, but most of those people will take care of each other.

Psychos People Care Other
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I usually make sure that my stories are from Africa or my own background so as to highlight the cultural background at the same time as telling the story.

Africa Background Cultural Highlight
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I try to be well informed. I don't know how well I do all the time, but I try nonetheless.

Informed Well Nonetheless Try
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I am angry. We should all be angry. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change.

Angry Anger Change History
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In Israel, there's a lot to learn from anyone, because to live there you've got to deal with the truth. Things happen real fast. Your day goes from cool to catastrophic in one second. Israelis know that the cafe you're in could blow up, or the shopping mall, and they rock that.

Israel Truth Happen Rock
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Masculinity is a hard, small cage, and we put boys inside this cage.

Cage Small Inside Hard
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I have chosen to no longer be apologetic for my femaleness and my femininity. And I want to be respected in all of my femaleness because I deserve to be.

Deserve Chosen Longer Want
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I've been on 'Jay Leno,' and everyone likes Jay, but being on that show is a really boring afternoon. I sincerely like Jay, but I wouldn't want his job, because I'd have to interview Kathy Ireland, and there's nothing there I'd want to know.

Ireland Interview Kathy Boring
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Race doesn't really exist for you because it has never been a barrier. Black folks don't have that choice.

Race Never Exist Choice
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I don't have a crystal ball, but I'm willing to bet one of my arms right now that as long as there's electricity, Ramones music is going to be relevant.

Electricty Ramones Relevant Music
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I'm not in a position where I get to pick and choose roles. I usually go on auditions in long lines and embarrass myself in front of casting directors, and with a lump in my throat and my ears burning, I walk past reception and smirking actors as I go to the parking garage and go back on the highway.

Actors Parking Garage Highway
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My own definition is a feminist is a man or a woman who says, yes, there’s a problem with gender as it is today and we must fix it, we must do better. All of us, women and men, must do better.

Own Better Gender Definition
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I get along with Australians really well. Everyone's usually really cool, and it's always a drag to leave.

Australians Usually Drag Leave
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Your feminist premise should be: I matter. I matter equally. Not “if only.” Not “as long as.” I matter equally. Full stop.

Matter Equally Stop Premise
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Then she wished, more rationally, that she could love him without needing him. Need gave him power without his trying; need was the choicelessness she often felt around him.

Around Often Power Felt
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It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either.

Anger Angry Choose Either
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The knowledge of cooking does not come pre-installed in a vagina.

Cooking Come Knowledge Not
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Anything you really want, you can attain, if you really go after it.

After Anything Attain Go
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Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

Getting Government Paying Thankful
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All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance.

Ignorance Just Know Papers
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We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can.

Get Good Here Laughs
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The challenge may not go away when you pray, and when it doesn't go away, it simply means God believes that He has trained you enough to face it and win.

Win Face Enough Train
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We have to challenge ourselves and be innovative so as to change the world. Get to this level of thinking. No small dreams, do big things!

Big Small Dream Leve
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If at the age of thirty you don't know what God has called you to do; you may never know.

Age Know God Called
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This is the first thing the Holy Spirit does in your life. He brings you God’s presence, and when He does, you will no longer be in the dark. The Holy Spirit has a beautiful identity. He is called ‘The Angel of God’s presence.’ He is the One Who brings us the presence of God and makes it real to us.

First Spirit Life Real
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A man without the Holy Ghost is a blind man. He may not know it but that’s what blindness is all about. A blind man is not just someone who cannot see, he can see alright, but all he sees is darkness. It’s the same thing in the realm of the spirit. A blind man in the realm of the spirit is one who doesn’t know the things of the spirit, he can’t see the things of the Spirit of God. But when the Holy Spirit comes into your life, you will no longer be blind because He will cause you to see what others can’t see.

Holy Blind Know Spirit
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God has not only made the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has actually given Him to us.

Actually Holy Promise Spirit
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When we pray, it’s the Holy Spirit Who makes the divine presence real to our spirits, and then we seem to ‘feel close’ to a living God. We are spiritually overwhelmed by divine glory.

Pray Divine Glory Holy
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God can only prosper the works of your hand, not your calling.

God Calling Work Prosper
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I love a bit of drama. That's a bad thing. I can flip really quickly.

Love Bit Drama Bad
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One thing motivates creativity. It is having well defined objectives. The Lord does not call without giving a specific commission.

Specific Creativity Objectives Call
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Crying is really bad for your vocal cords.

Crying Really Bad Vocal
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His name shall be called Wonderful, that means His name shall be full of wonders. It is the gift of God upon His Son, and forever that gift is in place.

Name Wonderful Shall Wonder
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God said to me, “You are not sent by the people, you are sent to the people. The people are not responsible for your going; I your Caller am the One responsible for your going. Don't make the people look like your caller.

People Responsible God Going
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God has a place prepared for you in life; a discovery of that place is what is called vision.
God Place Life Vision
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I'm a big personality. I walk into a room, big and tall and loud.

I'm Big Personality Walk
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