Angelique Kidjo ,quotes

I collaborate with people bec...

I collaborate with people because their music talk to me as much as mine talk to them.

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What you do that makes you ha...

What you do that makes you happy and that makes your family, the people that love you, their opinion counts more than anybody out there that is putting a category on you or defining you according to the old phantasmal.

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I’m honoured when Africa reco...

I’m honoured when Africa recognises me

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It doesn't matter what challe...

It doesn't matter what challenge you face, the most important thing is, when you fall, how you rise and how high you want to go, where you want to go from that rise on.

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Even the most racist person m...

Even the most racist person make a very painful racial comment, give him a smile. It's better than you take a weapon on him because he's just gonna go like, "Oh." He's just being stupid.

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Your color doesn't define you...

Your color doesn't define your brain nor your soul. You can stand next to any human being and challenge that person as long as you use your brain.

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There are people who refuse t...

There are people who refuse to say that Africa is a continent, but that doesn't remove the fact that it is a continent.

Angelique Kidjo 10.08.2025 20:50:29 48 quotes

If you're on stage and you're...

If you're on stage and you're more concerned about your dress, and then you think that the public is accessory, you got nothing to do there.

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The richness of Africa, cultu...

The richness of Africa, culturally, is vast. That's the challenge that we have to face, because most of the time, people in the western world, their attention span is really narrow.

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If you love music, you have t...

If you love music, you have to be the one that opens doors. You have to be the one that build bridge on which everybody can be free to walk on. I know that that's my mission.

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As long as music of mine is n...

As long as music of mine is not used to preach hate, or to bash women, it's okay for me. If it doesn't promote violence against women, drugs, this and that, use it, go ahead.

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Music for me has been my brea...

Music for me has been my breath, my backbone since I was a little kid. Anything that comes to my life, hard time or good time, I always find comfort in music.

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I want to look at myself in t...

I want to look at myself in the mirror at the end of my life and say I've done my share and I'm proud of what I've done.

Angelique Kidjo 10.08.2025 20:50:29 48 quotes

As far as I'm concerned, no h...

As far as I'm concerned, no human being should be, absolutely not, put in the category of color.

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For me, from the point of vie...

For me, from the point of view of my life, I've been impacted by women that taught me that, as a woman, my body is a sanctuary, that whoever I invite in my body, I have to be clear in that invitation.

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I am a storyteller with my mu...

I am a storyteller with my music. And my story, nobody gonna tell it for me.

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Dream big, as long as you do ...

Dream big, as long as you do it in sync with your truth, with your heart, your brain. And you are not hurting anybody, go ahead and do it.

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You cannot be defined by your...

You cannot be defined by your skin color, where you come from. The world is yours, embrace it.

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Education is very political, ...

Education is very political, because when you educate the people, then you have a country that you can't fool anymore.

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Your brain is your greatest w...

Your brain is your greatest weapon. Connect it to your heart, and you can go anywhere.

Angelique Kidjo 10.08.2025 20:50:29 48 quotes

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