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" When I want to be popular, I pull on a guitar and sing a song. Pras did not affect me because, in the realm of politics, he has never stood up for anything. "
Wyclef Jean
Me
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" I know that the nice shines I have on is going to pass. The nice cars will pass. All that will stay is the music and the work. That's where I get the inspiration to help people out and work. "
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" I want people to experience what it's like being from Haiti, coming to America, being Wyclef - multicultural, multilingual. "
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" What I learned from people like Carlos Santana is that you cannot get too happy after working for five years in the industry. It takes years and years, and I learned to keep a straight head and keep on working harder and harder. "
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" All that violence in the world, we need to stop that. "
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" If I can't take five years out to serve my country as president, then everything I've been singing about, like equal rights, doesn't mean anything. "
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