"Nike is the uniform for kids all over……" — M.I.A.
"Nike is the uniform for kids all over the world, and African design has been killed by Nike. Africans no longer want to wear their own designs."
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20 Quotes by M.I.A.
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I am the bridge between the East and the West. I don't want to abandon one for the other.
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My giving birth was nothing when I think about all the people in Sri Lanka that have to give birth…
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You have to constantly redefine who you are.
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I was part of the generation that pushed the Internet. In fact, I broke as an artist in the U.S.A.…
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Manhattan seems pretty developed, you know what I mean? Like, it has peaked in culture.
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