Estelle Quotes
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Sometimes I wake up in the morning and feel like going straight back to bed. But I still have to get up and work, and I still have to take advantage of the chances I've been given in life.
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My songs are always about overcoming things, whether it's breaking up with a guy or just trying to be happy. They're always about being better.
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I always thought that if record companies didn't understand me, fine - I'd go and do it by myself.
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American food is not what I'm used to - everything is like three portions.
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I've still gotta come across as happy when inside I feel crap!
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Reality really isn't as dull as it's cracked up to be.
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I have to live authentically at all times. And that's part of what makes me an artist. I'm not scared to do that.
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I'm so, so full of joy that America elected Obama.
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Americans have their issues with skin colour, even within the black community, with light and dark skin; it's crazy - but no one's oblivious to it.
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I always want to remain inspired.
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When I was growing up, hip-hop was still a pretty specialised thing.
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I just have a way about me where people know that they don't tell me what to do, they kind of just wait for me to do it.
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I always have to get my U.K. fix, and 'Downton Abbey' is definitely that. I absolutely love period dramas, but this one is particularly appealing - following the ins and outs of aristocracy as well as the interaction between the rich and the poor.
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I'm just excited that I get to put out the music I love versus music just for the sake of it.
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No one goes straight to happiness after a breakup.
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The people who have the strongest opinion about everything have never left their city, their town, haven't left their 'hood, haven't left their area, their corner of the world. They don't read. They've never left their house.
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Lesson one, introduce yourself to everyone when you walk into a room. Don't act like you're too bougie to say, 'Hello.'
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Me being a black girl in London, whose mom is first-generation African and whose dad is West Indian, gives me a different view. I'm coming at soul from my own place.
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The people at my label are always endorsing what I say. They say, 'You see the truth, so speak it.' They believe in me. They respect my opinion. At least I have an opinion, and I'm not trying to play it safe. I don't go around saying, 'I think everyone is great, and the world is fantastic.' Everyone has opinions. They just don't say it.
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When I'm full, I stop eating.
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You have to have courage to look back and be honest about your own drama.
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You can't please everybody. I give up. I'm not trying to. I don't care. Leave me alone with that.
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Garage music came up when people weren't paying attention.
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I think the one group I am trying to appeal to is the world. That would be big enough.