Lauryn Hill Quotes
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I get really afraid of those little comforts, those things that make us feel like we did something great, because I've done nothing. I've done nothing. I mean that sincerely.
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Everything is everything What is meant to be, will be After winter, must come spring Change, it comes eventually
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I don't buy into that whole concept of success that I have this mountain with this moat around it and then I get into my big car and drive to my destination and never see people. That's not my concept of success.
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The only help I need to live, is unprofessional. The only wealth I have to give, is not material. And if you need much more than that, I'm not available.
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God said, All right, I'm gonna show you. I made you what you are. God takes care of me. I'm just the one who delivers the message.
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I love being able to reach people directly, but in an ideal scenario, I would not have to rush the release of new music… but the message is still there.
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I consider myself a crayon... I may not be your favorite color but one day you'll need me to complete your picture.
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Don't be a hard rock when you really are a gem!
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I find, even though it's raining, I just go outside. I look outside and I'm just so blessed to see it and to experience it, because for such a long time I was just indoors.
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I had an economic system imposed on me.
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I was very confused. I didn't understand the difference between rebellion against God and rebellion against the system that's not God.
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Everyone is in the same situation, at different levels and in different places.
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I wouldn't even hold my kids sometimes because I didn't want them to spit up on me when I was dressed for an awards show.
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When you're young and everything dramatic is exciting, you start to believe that hype that, in order to be an artist, you have to suffer. I've graduated from that school.
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Love and this close-knit family structure really helped to give me the confidence. To know that you have family to go back to is a help. It doesn't always happen biologically. Sometimes God gives you family in other forms, but I was very blessed. I have a very strong biological family.
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You don't know how much artists go through to make it look so easy. It's all in the practice.
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I was unhappy with my life. I had acquired everything I thought I wanted, only to find out, This is it?
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This life is a process of learning.
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I have a problem with procrastination. I have a great deal of difficulty deciding what to wear. It's a woman thing.
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Let’s love ourselves, then we can’t fail, To make a better situation. Tomorrow, our seeds will grow, All we need is dedication!
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God teaches me about reality, so when he tells me to do something, I do, because I'm led to.
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If everyone is a product of this society, who will say the things that need to be said, and do the things that need to be done, without compromise? Truth will never start out popular in a world more concerned with marketability than righteousness. It will initially suffer ridicule and even violence - yet ultimately it is undeniable. All of humanity is living in a dream world, but suffering real consequences.
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See fantasy is what people want, but reality is what they need. And I just retired from the fantasy part.
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I'm trying to open up my range and really sing more. With The Fugees initially, and even with 'Miseducation,' it was very hip-hop - always a singing over beats. I don't think people have really heard me sing out. So if I do record again, perhaps it will have an expanded context. Where people can hear a bit more.