Estelle Quotes
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You can be sexy, but respect yourself and make sure you get that respect.
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Labrinth is a super talented singer, producer, songwriter from London.
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This fame is a juggernaut: It slaps you in the face, and you don't know what you're doing. You don't know who has your back, who is your support system.
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When I was growing up, hip-hop was still a pretty specialised thing.
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If you think about where I'm from, I'm not supposed to be singing in the first place.
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American food is not what I'm used to - everything is like three portions.
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No one goes straight to happiness after a breakup.
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I always want to remain inspired.
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When I'm full, I stop eating.
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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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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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I love rom-coms. Any will do. Films such as 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' or 'Funny Face' with Audrey Hepburn.
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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'm so, so full of joy that America elected Obama.
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I started my entire journey as an indie artist. Ownership has its benefits and it's just about putting in the work. I'm just working.
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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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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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You have to have courage to look back and be honest about your own drama.
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My mind is always going.
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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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The thing that makes me feel powerful is when I make a decision about something and I make it happen.
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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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Garage music came up when people weren't paying attention.