Erykah Badu Quotes

Never knew what a friendship was, Never knew how to really love, You can't be what I need you to, & I don't know why I fuck with you

He definitely does what a partner is supposed to do, that is, evolve you.

This pain to remain the same outweigh the pain to change... When you get tired enough is when you begin to want to sacrifice everything inside of you—the fear just leaves

My eyes are green, Cause I eat a lot of vegetables, It don't have nothing to do with your new friend

...When it come to da: " What it do?! I don't fall for da: "Woop- TeE- WoOoo!

Peace and Blessings manifest with every lesson learned. If your knowledge were your wealth then it would be well earned.

They play it safe, are quick to assassinate what they do not understand. They move in packs ingesting more and more fear with every act of hate on one another. They feel most comfortable in groups, less guilt to swallow. They are us. This is what we have become. Afraid to respect the individual. A single person within a circumstance can move one to change. To love herself. To evolve

I’m trying to decide Which way to go I think I made a wrong turn back there somewhere Didn’t cha know, didn’t cha know Tried to move but I lost my way Didn’t cha know, didn’t cha know Stopped to watch my emotions sway Didn’t cha know, didn’t cha know Knew the toll, but I would not pay Didn’t cha know, didn’t cha know Cause you never know where the cards may lay Time to save the world Where in the world is all the time So many things I still don’t know So many times I’ve changed my mind Guess I was born to make mistakes But I ain’t scared to take the weight So when I stumble off the path I know my heart will guide me back

I figure, if the mind just 'has' to be busy,why not make up happy shit?

This guy! I plead the fifth. This guy is nuts.” - Eminem “Dope questions, man. Very insightful, very thoughtful.” - Guru (Gang Starr) “You like a Psychiatrist or some shit? This shit is just coming out but go ahead.” - Mary J. Blige “Definitely a real interview! Digging deep up in there, man. Not afraid to ask questions!” - K-Ci Hailey (Jodeci) “The Wizard asked me for a copy of your magazine.” - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (Daft Punk) “You didn’t wear your glasses and you haven’t carried your hearing aid. What else is wrong with you?” - Bushwick Bill “Peace and blessing, Brother Harris. Thank you for inspiring my words. Keep ‘yo balance.” - Erykah Badu “Can I see that pen?” - Bobby Brown “What else do you want to know? Talk to me.” - Aaliyah

In 1938, blues musician Lead Belly sang a song he wrote about “the Scottsboro boys,” a group of Black teenagers who were sent to jail after being falsely accused of raping two white women on a train (one of the women later admitted it was a made-up charge). After the song, Lead Belly talked about the case and advised fellow Black Americans “to stay woke—keep their eyes open.” Stay woke. The term has been a part of the Black American lexicon for a very long time. In more recent years, the term has evolved from the way Lead Belly was using it—warning Black people to stay alert to dangerous situations that might arise—to a broader meaning about staying aware of racist systems of oppression. After the release of Erykah Badu’s 2007 song Master Teacher, with a chorus that repeated the line “I stay woke,” the term exploded into the mainstream.

Nigga you call Tyrone…MY NAME AIN’T NO MUTHAFUCKING ERYKAH BADU!

I wear my headwrap because because a headwrap is a crown, and I am a queen. [—Erykah Badu]

A lot of us carry that baggage... I urge people to pack light. [...] Romantic relationships where we were actually the ones who needed to change, but we always blamed the partner. And we continue to switch partners over and over again wondering why they still won't act right. Ultimately, it's because we have to let go of our own baggage. [...] I figured out the reason why I couldn't get through the day as well as I can now was because I had too many things on my mind, on my plate, for one person to have. So I started to eliminate some of the things that were too heavy to carry and unnecessary. [...] I felt very discouraged to go out in public at one time, and the weight was heavy. I wanted to feel light again. [—Erykah Badu]

What good to your words do if they can't understand you? [—Erykah Badu]

What good do your words do if they can't understand you? [—Erykah Badu]

Thirty's nothing. You ain't did nothing. You seen 30 summers. As far as youth is concerned, it's the same mind really.

He's one of my best friends in the world, and from my plant it's OK for a boy and a girl to be good friends without being in an intimate relationship. [—Erykah Badu]

Sometimes I feel sorry for myself for some of the tougher things I've had to encounter in life, but other than that, I wouldn't change a thing. It makes me happy to know I could endure. And it gets easier and easier as you go on. [—Erykah Badu]

Within our own races we distinguish between the natural" and "unnatural" people. But what if none of that really makes a difference? What if we are just black, white, Chinese, African, Native American; what if we're just all here to experience the consequences of our choices and judgements; and what if all this is put in front of us so that we can just all grow as individuals?... You were born by yourself and, when you go to the next level, you're gonna go by yourself. [—Erykah Badu]

He's one of my best friends in the world, and from my planet its OK for a boy and a girl to be good friends without being in an intimate relationship. [—Erykah Badu]

Florence + The Machine “Over The Ocean” by Low “What I’ve Done” by Marie Digby “Rescue Me” by Unions “Pretty Thoughts” by Galmatias, Alina Baraz “Ocean Eyes” by Billie Eilish “Crystals” by Of Monsters and Men “Turning Page” by Noah Guthrie “Paint” by The Paper Kites “You Got Me” By The Roots, Erykah Badu

Evolving requires elimination. You have to eliminate the things that no longer evolve you.

The man that knows something knows that he knows nothing at all.

I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn't conform.

Erykah Badu

The man who knows something knows he knows nothing at all.

Most intellects do not believe in God but they fear us just the same.