--- title: "Best Akon Sayings" description: "Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam, known professionally as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record produ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-akon-7813.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-akon-7813.jpg) # Akon (1973) Singer **87** quotes in **224** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Akon is a singer. ## Quick Facts About Akon Born April 16, 1973 Profession Singer ## About Akon Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam, known professionally as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record producer, businessman and philanthropist. ## Quotes by Akon · Page 3 > [It's been so long That I haven't seen your face I'm tryna be strong But the strength I have is washing away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/it-s-been-so-long-that-i-haven-t-seen-your-face-i-m-tryna-be-strong/) [Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/) [Failure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failure/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a20/akon-7813_failure_it-s-been-so-long-that-i-haven-t-seen-yo_2630914.png) > [Women will start realizing why men dont treat them like ladies. Men are looking at them like youre trying to be like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/women-will-start-realizing-why-men-dont-treat-them-like-ladies-men/) [Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/) [Femininity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/femininity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12b/akon-7813_femininity_women-will-start-realizing-why-men-dont_925881.png) > [I always felt like if you get to a point where you've got enough money to invest in something real, you gotta…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/i-always-felt-like-if-you-get-to-a-point-where-you-ve-got-enough/) [Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/) [Enough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/akon-7813_enough_i-always-felt-like-if-you-get-to-a-point_1359941.jpg) > [I think it could be any nationality. Its just a matter of bumping into em. I know that here in the States…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/i-think-it-could-be-any-nationality-its-just-a-matter-of-bumping-into/) [Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/) [Nationality](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nationality/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/akon-7813_nationality_i-think-it-could-be-any-nationality-its_2557517.png) > [Whatever obstacle comes your way, you gotta be prepared to jump over it! And I think that's what separates the legends from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/whatever-obstacle-comes-your-way-you-gotta-be-prepared-to-jump-over/) [Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/akon-7813_art_whatever-obstacle-comes-your-way-you-got_753577.jpg) > [While I'm here, I'm gonna milk it for all I can, so when I'm no longer hot - and I know that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/while-i-m-here-i-m-gonna-milk-it-for-all-i-can-so-when-i-m-no-longer/) [Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/) [Coming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coming/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3f/akon-7813_coming_while-i-m-here-i-m-gonna-milk-it-for-all_1340481.png) > [I think Born This Way is the kind of record that if you are really paying attention you will get the full…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/i-think-born-this-way-is-the-kind-of-record-that-if-you-are-really/) [Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/) [Born this way](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born-this-way/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56b/akon-7813_born-this-way_i-think-born-this-way-is-the-kind-of-rec_1035147.png) ## Akon by topic [Music (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/akon/) [Song (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/akon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/#itemlist", "name": "Akon Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's been so long That I haven't seen your face I'm tryna be strong But the strength I have is washing away It wont be long before I get you by my side And just hold you, tease you, squeeze you Tell you what's been on my mind I wanna make up right now na na I wanna make up right now na na Wish we never broke up right now na na We need to link up right now na na I wanna make up right now na na I wanna make right now na na Wish we never broke up right now na na We need to link up right now na na Girl I know, mistakes were made between us two And we show our ass that night even said somethings weren't true Why'd you go and haven't seen my girl since then Why can't it be the way it was Cause you were my homie, lover and friend", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Akon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/it-s-been-so-long-that-i-haven-t-seen-your-face-i-m-tryna-be-strong/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a20/akon-7813_failure_it-s-been-so-long-that-i-haven-t-seen-yo_2630914.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a20/akon-7813_failure_it-s-been-so-long-that-i-haven-t-seen-yo_2630914.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a20/akon-7813_failure_it-s-been-so-long-that-i-haven-t-seen-yo_2630914.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's been so long That I haven't seen your face I'm tryna be strong But the strength I have is washing away…” — Akon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Women will start realizing why men dont treat them like ladies. 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