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Grace Jones Quotes: I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old.
         

I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old.


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Everyone has to make their own decisions. I still believe in that. You just have to be able to accept the consequences without complaining.



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If people think I'm angry, I don't want to burst anybody's bubble. I like sometimes for people to be afraid of me. But it's not really anger; it's discipline.



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