Chance The Rapper Quotes
I think there's a lot of taboos in hip-hop that people try and stay away from. I think a big one is, people are afraid to speak about God to a certain extent, and I think if you're not free to speak about God, then you're not free.
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I refuse to accept other people's ideas of happiness for me. As if there's a 'one size fits all' standard for happiness.
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I never thought I would be standing here, married to an All-American guy, living in Oklahoma. What a country.
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I can't conceive of cooking in a sunny place like Florida because my motivation comes from the changing seasons. That's why I decided to live in New York.
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I really like using the softening cream. It helps me go out there with confidence to do what I need to do, and at the same time, it's very functional and helps keep the hair out of my mouth so I can focus on pitching.
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I want someone who will love me for the person I am and not because of my status. It has to be someone who understands the pressure of playing for India. It will be very difficult to be with a person who has her own career because someone has to make sacrifices for the family and house.
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I bite my nails. I've been chewing on them for years. As long as you don't chew through flesh it's all right.
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Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot find a great deal more in them than the poet or artist has actually expressed. Their highest merit is suggestiveness.
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You get so weak from eating pears that you fall down, and then they come and take you away on a stretcher.
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I'm very realistic. I know my boundaries - I know what I'm good at and what I'm not good at.
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Back in May of 2008, the Kindle was still quite new, and we focused on that.
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I was always interested in fashion and beauty. I was fifteen when I was scouted in a flea market. Two years later, I arrived in New York. I was in awe because it was like another planet.
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Real riches are the riches possessed inside.
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Republicans have never been good at public relations.
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I wasn't into sports, but I was really into Shakespeare.
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The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.
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I think everybody knows my sound because I'm me, you know? But, on your fourth album, I think you've definitely gotta show growth because I definitely don't plan on being one of those cats that fade off. It's always about growing with me; I grew up over the years.
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There's too much insecurity on studio sets, with all the people standing around, whispering.
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The world is my workshop. It is not my home.
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I don't do rewrites. I put all the pages in a pile next to the typewriter.
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I like to believe there are ghosts all over the place!
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People from my sort of background needed Grammar schools to compete with children from privileged homes like Shirley Williams and Anthony Wedgwood Benn.
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I actually don't like saying 'lead character,' which is an interesting thing. If you say there's a lead, then there has to be someone to follow.
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I think there's a lot of taboos in hip-hop that people try and stay away from. I think a big one is, people are afraid to speak about God to a certain extent, and I think if you're not free to speak about God, then you're not free.
