I don’t take the English press seriously at all because all they want is dirt. I hate them.
GRACE JONESMy father would have been made a bishop much earlier than he was had it not been for me and my image.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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I love women, but I’ve never had a relationship with a woman.
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I don’t think ‘pop’ should mean that you had no talent.
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I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old.
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I’m still shocked every time I see snow. The first bit of snow each year… I stay up and I watch it. And then I go out and pick it up and eat it and move around in it.
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My father would have been made a bishop much earlier than he was had it not been for me and my image.
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When I perform on stage I become those male bullies, those dominators from my childhood. That’s probably why it’s so scary, because they scared me.
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If people think I’m angry, I don’t want to burst anybody’s bubble. I like sometimes for people to be afraid of me. But it’s not really anger; it’s discipline.
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I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it’s up to them to find that quality and let it live.
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I can look at a fur and tell if it’s good or not.
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I like to think of myself as a positive person. Otherwise I wouldn’t have had a child.
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I didn’t think I had a voice at all, and I still think of myself as an interpreter of songs more than a singer. I thought it was too deep; people thought I was a man. I had a very strong Jamaican accent, too; the accent really messed me up for auditions.
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Whatever; bling always has something to hide.
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I go feminine, I go masculine. I am both, actually. I think the male side is a bit stronger in me, and I have to tone it down sometimes. I’m not like a normal woman, that’s for sure.
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I’ve lived long enough to feel the sway of corporations both legal and illegal. Corporations give you drugs and they prescribe and prescribe them and they can be worse for you. Whereas you have illegal drugs and that is all about moderation. You have to know your body.
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I thought I’d take style to its limit, My philosophy is a belief in magic, good luck , self-confidence, and pride.
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