Lauryn Hill Quotes
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I wouldn't try to put myself in a box or put God in a box.
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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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People need to understand that the Lauryn Hill they were exposed to in the beginning was all that was allowed in that arena at the time. I had to step away for the sake of the machine. I was being way too compromised. I felt uncomfortable having to smile in someone's face when I really didn't like them or know them well enough to like.
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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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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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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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Don't be a hard rock when you really are a gem!
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I had an economic system imposed on me.
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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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How you gonna win when you ain't right within?
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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 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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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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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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Everyone is in the same situation, at different levels and in different places.
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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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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.
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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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Sometimes we all need to take time and give thanks.
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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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This life is a process of learning.
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Anything that is not growing is dead.