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I came from a poverty-stricken background and struggled to make ends meet and that included my tertiary tuition for my Public Relations studies.

— Solly Mahlangu

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As long as the songs say what I believe in then I can work with anyone.

I am so excited about the nominations because it says people have received the product well and are responding to it positively.

What breaks up couples is that they do not discuss their visions before marriage.

The timing of my first album is perfect because all this while I've been practising and gaining much- needed experience.

I live by the mantra that says: 'It is better to be ready and not have an opportunity than to have an opportunity and not be ready.'

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It is better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be stupid and speak lies.

Solomon

If a poor person envies a rich person, he is no better than the rich person.

Leo Tolstoy

The poor, by thinking unceasingly of money, reach the point of losing the spiritual advantages of non-possession, thereby sinking as low as the rich.

Emil Cioran The Trouble With Being Born (1973)

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