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I grew up in poverty. For 25 years I was fed on aid.


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The worst people on earth are not only those who commit evil, but those who stand by and turn a blind eye

The worst people on earth are not only those who commit evil, but those who stand by and turn a blind eye



Music is powerful. It is the only thing that can speak into your mind, your heart and your soul without your permission.

Music is powerful. It is the only thing that can speak into your mind, your heart and your soul without your permission.



I'm still a soldier, fighting with my pen and paper for peace till the day I cease.

I'm still a soldier, fighting with my pen and paper for peace till the day I cease.



Any child soldier has to go through a lot of love, care and understanding to become normal.

Any child soldier has to go through a lot of love, care and understanding to become normal.



A cold heart is my protection mechanism. I don't really feel anything for anyone.

A cold heart is my protection mechanism. I don't really feel anything for anyone.



I am proof that one person can rise above any challenge, and if I can, then so will others if they are given the chance.

I am proof that one person can rise above any challenge, and if I can, then so will others if they are given the chance.



I still have nightmares of dead comrades, a long time ago, talking to me. 'Emmanuel, don't forget about us, don't give up, keep telling our story.'

I still have nightmares of dead comrades, a long time ago, talking to me. 'Emmanuel, don't forget about us, don't give up, keep telling our story.'



In Africa, music is for everything, Music was originally used for community. That was what music was for.

In Africa, music is for everything, Music was originally used for community. That was what music was for.



Peace may be negotiated by politicians, but it is something written in hearts and minds not on pieces of paper

Peace may be negotiated by politicians, but it is something written in hearts and minds not on pieces of paper



I lost my childhood. I didn't play football or video games. Or have birthdays or the love of a family.

I lost my childhood. I didn't play football or video games. Or have birthdays or the love of a family.





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Stand together yet not too near together:For the pillars of the temples stand apart, And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each others shadow.

Stand together yet not too near together:For the pillars of the temples stand apart, And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each others shadow.



The wealthy and satisfied do not migrate, they stagnate.

The wealthy and satisfied do not migrate, they stagnate.



at night i loved her at night i waited under the tarp at night i watched her looking up at the stars dreaming of a better time to watch me

at night i loved her at night i waited under the tarp at night i watched her looking up at the stars dreaming of a better time to watch me



For an artist is not a consumer, as our commercials urge us to be. An artist is a nourisher and a creator who knows that during the act of creation there is collaboration. We do not create alone.

For an artist is not a consumer, as our commercials urge us to be. An artist is a nourisher and a creator who knows that during the act of creation there is collaboration. We do not create alone.



Theater's my first love. I love it. It excites me. It feeds me.

Theater's my first love. I love it. It excites me. It feeds me.



You can't have anything else to say: you've poured out every drop of what you know.

You can't have anything else to say: you've poured out every drop of what you know.



I've gone from a two-pitch guy to a four-pitch guy.

I've gone from a two-pitch guy to a four-pitch guy.



Ownership is not a vice, not something to be ashamed of, but rather a commitment, and an instrument by which the general good can be served.

Ownership is not a vice, not something to be ashamed of, but rather a commitment, and an instrument by which the general good can be served.



A lot of enslaved people actually made money, but they had no power.

A lot of enslaved people actually made money, but they had no power.



Know what it is that you are trying to find out.

Know what it is that you are trying to find out.




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