Alessia Cara Quotes
I was too shy to do any vocal lessons or go to choirs; I just didn't want to be seen doing it. It's something that I kept to myself. I started easing into it, and I started doing talent shows, and YouTube really helped with that, too.

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My daughter, Lila, is my style critic. She'll say, 'No, Mummy, you can't wear that.' She's very good. I do trust her instinct.
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A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.
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It is sort of boring to stay in the same spot. You know, I didn't set out to become the first to do this, the first to do that. It was just that my interests were so diversified.
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Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
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I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.
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Rupert Murdoch is the most dangerous man in the world.
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I guess just a lively imagination is the best effort an actor can have.
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Everybody knows the story of The Smiths. You can still go and see Morrissey.
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The reality of most software development is that the consequences of failure are simply nonexistent.
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When you have an engagement, at least in my world, the world that I create for myself, an engagement doesn't begin when you hit the stage and end when you leave the stage. It begins when you hit the city limits, and it ends when you leave the city limits.
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I can be very self-destructive, but quietly.
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I love words. They're fun. I don't think any word can just be filler. There's no room for it. It's like a puzzle. Every song can be written a million times. How can you say it differently?
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If Beethoven and Bach hooked up with Mozart and made a band, they could be a distant runner up to The D.
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I wouldn't say that I am one of the greatest dancers, but I am really quite good at what I do.
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I was a theater major at Northwestern University and won a role in a play called 'Mr. Marmalade' after I graduated.
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The best managers out there at the moment are Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho but they are at other clubs - Real Madrid and Barcelona.
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You would not believe that Paula Patton and I have the same trainer.
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Random House is definitely invested in keeping libraries healthy.
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I have to have a seat at the table. I have to have a say on how we, as African-Americans, are produced and depicted around the world. Along the way, I'll be very fair to white people.
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I don't like talking about myself.
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How does my music connect to an audience? That is just a complete mystery to me.
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There is no way to reach your fullest potential if you don't really find the love of yourself.
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I was too shy to do any vocal lessons or go to choirs; I just didn't want to be seen doing it. It's something that I kept to myself. I started easing into it, and I started doing talent shows, and YouTube really helped with that, too.