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> [ “What good do your words do if they can't understand you? \[—Erykah Badu\]” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mciver/what-good-do-your-words-do-if-they-can-t-understand-you-erykah-badu/)

[Joel McIver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-mciver/)

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> [ “What good to your words do if they can't understand you? \[—Erykah Badu\]” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mciver/what-good-to-your-words-do-if-they-can-t-understand-you-erykah-badu/)

[Joel McIver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-mciver/)

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## More by Joel McIver

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mciver/he-s-one-of-my-best-friends-in-the-world-and-from-my-plant-it-s-ok/)

[Joel McIver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-mciver/)

> [ “What good do your words do if they can't understand you? \[—Erykah Badu\]” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mciver/what-good-do-your-words-do-if-they-can-t-understand-you-erykah-badu/)

[Joel McIver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-mciver/)

> [“Within our own races we distinguish between the natural" and "unnatural" people. But what if none of that really makes a difference? What if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mciver/within-our-own-races-we-distinguish-between-the-natural-and-unnatural/)

[Joel McIver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-mciver/)

> [ “What good to your words do if they can't understand you? \[—Erykah Badu\]” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mciver/what-good-to-your-words-do-if-they-can-t-understand-you-erykah-badu/)

[Joel McIver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-mciver/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mciver/sometimes-i-feel-sorry-for-myself-for-some-of-the-tougher-things-i-ve/)

[Joel McIver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-mciver/)

> [My style is neither casual nor academic, it's somewhere in between. For me, that's the best way to be succinct and informative but still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mciver/my-style-is-neither-casual-nor-academic-it-s-somewhere-in-between-for/)

[Joel McIver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-mciver/)

> [I'd always thought that heavy metal - what I knew of it, anyway - was for tragic losers with acne and inch-thick glasses who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mciver/i-d-always-thought-that-heavy-metal-what-i-knew-of-it-anyway-was-for/)

[Joel McIver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-mciver/)

> [ “A lot of us carry that baggage... I urge people to pack light. \[...\] Romantic relationships where we were actually the ones who needed… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mciver/a-lot-of-us-carry-that-baggage-i-urge-people-to-pack-light-romantic/)

[Joel McIver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-mciver/)

> [ “I wear my headwrap because because a headwrap is a crown, and I am a queen. \[—Erykah Badu\]” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mciver/i-wear-my-headwrap-because-because-a-headwrap-is-a-crown-and-i-am-a/)

[Joel McIver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-mciver/)

> [“Thirty's nothing. You ain't did nothing. You seen 30 summers. As far as youth is concerned, it's the same mind really.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mciver/thirty-s-nothing-you-ain-t-did-nothing-you-seen-30-summers-as-far-as/)

[Joel McIver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-mciver/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mciver/he-s-one-of-my-best-friends-in-the-world-and-from-my-planet-its-ok/)

[Joel McIver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-mciver/)

> [If you can write (and don't kid yourself that you can, if you can't) and you have ideas that are commercially viable and will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mciver/if-you-can-write-and-don-t-kid-yourself-that-you-can-if-you-can-t-and/)

[Joel McIver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-mciver/)

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