I'm a product of its [american] teaching, of its thinking, of its -isms, of its religion, of its education. I am conditioned, raised and developed by America; I am America. And as it changes, my thoughts also change. Because no matter what I believe, what the powers-that-be believe will affect me.
Erykah BaduIf you make a decision, a pact with someone, your friend, you should say, 'I'm gonna do this,' and you should stick to it.
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