201 Quotes by Wyclef Jean

I’m from the church, my dad was a pastor’s kid.

Coming from Haiti and growing up in Brooklyn, there’s a lot of European influence when I get dressed up. I wear a lot of fitted suits, elegant cuts; I think it’s cool to mash up a lot of different looks.

When you enter the realm of politics, you don’t enter it because you want to be popular. When I want to be popular, I pull on a guitar and sing a song.

I’m like Cab Calloway: I love the entertainment, and I’ve loved entertaining people ever since I was little.

I like to go against the grain, against what’s out there. Every day is like a challenge.

I like Bergen County because it’s nice and quiet. It’s beautiful, and I can get to the city way quick.

I’ve known Clinton for probably the last year that he was in office and stuff. The vibe that I always got from Clinton was, you-know, he never gave me a president-vibe.

That’s the best way to feed the human mind. That’s how Bob Marley did it. He never put it in your face. After you got the groove, you were just singing the hooks, because you thought it was cool.

I always want to know what’s wrong with you, why you ain’t smiling. That’s just my character; I just love people and want to see people having a good time.