Aaliyah Quotes
There is always a bit of pressure to do a good album - to do good work, period. I really put a lot of pressure on myself, more so than other people. But I try not to let that overwhelm me to the point where I can't even do good work. I just put it aside and do the best that I know that I can.
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The way I work is by infinitely playing a very simple loop over and over, and then I start layering things.
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I don't want to make money; I want to make a difference.
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I'd hopefully work through all my issues with men first so then I'd be okay being with a woman.
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Normally when I look at stuff, I try to look at the good things. When I watch video, I try to watch the good starts so I can see how my mechanics are in those.
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If I'm not putting out music, I'mma be producing for everybody. I got an artist named Mike Slice. He's nice, and he's real good. I'm doing a bunch of production for all the artists in the industry because I'm as much as a producer as I am an artist.
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My children and my husband make me smile. My work makes me smile.
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You know, food is such - it's a hug for people.
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Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.
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As an old-time New Yorker, it's not that I miss the '70s and '80s or whatever. I miss the fact that there was a certain kind of energy that exists when people can live for nothing.
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Disasters are usually a good time to re-examine what we've done so far, what mistakes we've made, and what improvements should come next.
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You feel this pressure that people will take you more seriously if you play guitar, but I've decided I'm a singer and that's enough.
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Faith is not a sense, nor sight, nor reason, but taking God at His work.
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I prefer working in good cinema, wherever it is. I like subjects that have a universal appeal.
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There are people who are good for letters and others that are good for numbers.
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The actors that I love to work with, they're hard on me. They're pushing me.
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On the subject of religious belief, we relax standards of reasonableness and evidence that we rely on in every other area of our lives. We relax so totally that people believe the most ludicrous propositions, and are willing to organize their lives around them.
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I cannot in good conscience ask my colleagues to expend precious time and energy defending or explaining my past. We need all hands on deck, fighting for the future.
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It takes a lot of energy to work, in general, especially if you're the lead in something.
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As you become more senior in your career, it can be thin at the top - It's harder and harder to get unbiased and direct feedback when making decisions. You want people who will speak truth to power. Say no to any 'yes men or women' on your personal board. When you face a personal crossroads, you need honest advisors.
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There is no question that everybody who works in show business is lucky because of the number of people who wish they where working in show business.
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Never give an order that can't be obeyed.
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If you're an opposition party, you are actively using the power you have to oppose the ideas of the other party.
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'I have the intention to dedicate Le Gibet to you. It is not because I think you merit a rope to hang yourself, but because it is the least difficult of the three pieces.'
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There is always a bit of pressure to do a good album - to do good work, period. I really put a lot of pressure on myself, more so than other people. But I try not to let that overwhelm me to the point where I can't even do good work. I just put it aside and do the best that I know that I can.
