Estelle Quotes
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If you cannot smile when you listen to music, then do not listen to it!
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No one goes straight to happiness after a breakup.
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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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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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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 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 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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The thing that makes me feel powerful is when I make a decision about something and I make it happen.
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A lot of scarves are made to stand out and therefore not appropriate on your head, say, at work.
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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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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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Reality really isn't as dull as it's cracked up to be.
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I'm so, so full of joy that America elected Obama.
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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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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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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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I grew up in a house full of music. Everything from reggae and afro-beat to Zook and pop.
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When there is hope, there is life.
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Garage music came up when people weren't paying attention.
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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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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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My favorite film involving scarves was little Edie in 'Grey Gardens.' I often wear scarves like that, under hats.
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My mind is always going.