--- title: "1 Remain Positive Quotes By Manu Chao" description: "1 Remain Positive quotes by Manu Chao. Plus more from Manu Chao and more Remain Positive sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46c/manu-chao-26036_america_i-learnt-in-south-america-and-in-africa_588967.jpg" --- > [I learnt in South America and in Africa that people who have really big problems in the ghetto always keep a sense of humour and remain positive. If not, you go down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manu-chao/i-learnt-in-south-america-and-in-africa-that-people-who-have-really/) [Manu Chao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manu-chao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46c/manu-chao-26036_america_i-learnt-in-south-america-and-in-africa_588967.jpg) ## More by Manu Chao > [I love going to sleep in one city and waking in another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manu-chao/i-love-going-to-sleep-in-one-city-and-waking-in-another/) [Manu Chao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manu-chao/) > [I was raised in France, and the American culture was present everywhere. On TV, on the radio.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manu-chao/i-was-raised-in-france-and-the-american-culture-was-present/) [Manu Chao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manu-chao/) > [I learnt in South America and in Africa that people who have really big problems in the ghetto always keep a sense of humour…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manu-chao/i-learnt-in-south-america-and-in-africa-that-people-who-have-really/) [Manu Chao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manu-chao/) > [I can spend hours and hours and days and days in the studio changing the music, because I love that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manu-chao/i-can-spend-hours-and-hours-and-days-and-days-in-the-studio-changing/) [Manu Chao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manu-chao/) > [The capitalist system is out of control. Everybody should be their own leader. In our own lives and families and neighbourhoods, we can find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manu-chao/the-capitalist-system-is-out-of-control-everybody-should-be-their-own/) [Manu Chao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manu-chao/) > [A CD is only a snapshot of the songs at a given time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manu-chao/a-cd-is-only-a-snapshot-of-the-songs-at-a-given-time/) [Manu Chao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manu-chao/) > [Every time I met any of my heroes I was disappointed - the exception was Joe Strummer, who was like an uncle to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manu-chao/every-time-i-met-any-of-my-heroes-i-was-disappointed-the-exception/) [Manu Chao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manu-chao/) > [I was born in France, but I would have been happy to have been born in Senegal or in Romania or Japan. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manu-chao/i-was-born-in-france-but-i-would-have-been-happy-to-have-been-born-in/) [Manu Chao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manu-chao/) > [I'm not a real producer, so if someone asks me to produce, it's only because they like my sound. I'm not a professional, all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manu-chao/i-m-not-a-real-producer-so-if-someone-asks-me-to-produce-it-s-only/) [Manu Chao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manu-chao/) > [For me, the more I think about the problems of the world, I feel I have to be positive. I wouldn't like to fall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manu-chao/for-me-the-more-i-think-about-the-problems-of-the-world-i-feel-i-have/) [Manu Chao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manu-chao/) > [Success is something good, and something bad. I don't know if it's good to always go after success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manu-chao/success-is-something-good-and-something-bad-i-don-t-know-if-it-s-good/) [Manu Chao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manu-chao/) > [Everyone always said you have to make it in the States. But I always thought the best way was to make it in South…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manu-chao/everyone-always-said-you-have-to-make-it-in-the-states-but-i-always/) [Manu Chao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manu-chao/) > [You never know what little idea or joke, what flame flickering really quickly, will become a song. That first idea, it can come any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manu-chao/you-never-know-what-little-idea-or-joke-what-flame-flickering-really/) [Manu Chao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manu-chao/) > [Imagine thousands and thousands of years ago, when the human race was born in Africa, if we'd not allowed them to get out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manu-chao/imagine-thousands-and-thousands-of-years-ago-when-the-human-race-was/) [Manu Chao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manu-chao/) > [I write new lyrics as I'm traveling and I like to record in the place where I had the original idea. Sometimes I rerecord…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manu-chao/i-write-new-lyrics-as-i-m-traveling-and-i-like-to-record-in-the-place/) [Manu Chao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manu-chao/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/remain-positive/manu-chao/#itemlist", "name": "1 Remain Positive Quotes By Manu Chao", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I learnt in South America and in Africa that people who have really big problems in the ghetto always keep a sense of humour and remain positive. 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