"When people know you've been a soldier, they……" — Emmanuel Jal
"When people know you've been a soldier, they judge you: you are a thief, a lost boy."
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40 Quotes by Emmanuel Jal
Emmanuel Jal has 40 quotes on this site.
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Peace may be negotiated by politicians, but it is something written in hearts and minds not on pieces of paper
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Music is actually where I see heaven.
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The worst people on earth are not only those who commit evil, but those who stand by and turn a…
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To tell my story, to touch lives.
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Knife crime and gun crime is poverty-driven, and poverty leads to insecurity.
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I still have nightmares of dead comrades, a long time ago, talking to me. 'Emmanuel, don't forget about us, don't…
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I lost my childhood. I didn't play football or video games. Or have birthdays or the love of a family.
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I grew up in poverty. For 25 years I was fed on aid.
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I'm rapping in English but in an African way. I'm not trying to sound like an American.
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Only a coward will use a gun to protect and get respect for themselves.
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I'm constantly seen as a 'foreigner,' and I need my passport to prove my identity, to keep moving and to…
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In Africa, you know, if you're poor, at least you can go to the forest and share some mangoes with…
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