Lauryn Hill Quotes
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My aunt is a newscaster in Lubbock, Texas, and she got a letter that said, 'Natalie Maines will be shot dead at their show in Dallas, Texas,' with the date of our concert. It was freaky to see that in writing.
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Israelis want peace and security, and Palestinians want peace and justice - these are two very different things, and this is the real gap we have to close.
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I think it's less common in France that a man at the age of 50 buys a Porsche and gets a young girlfriend.
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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
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My songs have a lot going on in them -they're packed with sounds. When I have only three or four minutes to capture something, I guess I can't stand the idea of any bar going unloved.
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Imperialism was genuinely popular among Athenians who would expect to share in its profits, even if only indirectly and collectively, and not to have to bear its burdens.
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The direction of your focus is the direction your life will move. Let yourself move toward what is good, valuable, strong and true.
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I feel that after all those horrible reviews and jokes, I wasn't crazy all these years to stand up for the music I believe in. This album has proven that somewhere in the human race, the human heart is still racing and breaking and I am so grateful.
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I'm not an atheist. How can you not believe in something that doesn't exist? That's way too convoluted for me.
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The great thing about America is I've never felt like an outsider. I'm just a different piece of the puzzle.
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I am not a name-dropper. I can't help it if everybody I know is famous.
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If you look at any other group of people suffering injustice, women are always in the worst situation within that group.
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I feared vulnerability more than my actual emotional pain itself!
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I don't worry about the things I can't change.
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The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand.
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There are only two types of women - goddesses and doormats.
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
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All personal achievement starts in the mind of the individual. Your personal achievement starts in your mind. The first step is to know exactly what your problem, goal or desire is.
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I wasn't going to make a slick, glossy over-produced piece of entertainment because then I would be doing what the Capitol did. Then I'm actually putting on the Hunger Games and not making a movie of the 'Hunger Games.'
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The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense.
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If I haven't fought for my country at least I'll paint for her.
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When I first started wearing wigs, I didn't know you had to anchor them down with bobby pins. I walked out during a windy day and my wig blew off and got stuck to a branch. I was walking while my wig was hanging! If that's not the most embarrassing thing... but you have to use bobby pins.
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I moved to New York - I attended NYU, did a BFA in Acting at NYU. I was really into hip-hop, so I started battling, like '8 Mile.' I used to rap battle.
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Think black love, think universal love. Just think love.
