SZA (Solána Imani Rowe) Quotes
I used to be offended when people would compare me to Erykah Badu. Because I'm black, thick, and have large lips? There's nothing similar about us whatsoever, and I felt very disrespected by the fact that people needed to pigeonhole me. I wasn't even raised on Erykah Badu!
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Whenever I'm waiting behind the stage, it's kind of like my normal Jackie mode is me talking a lot, playing around, but superstar Jackie mode is me concentrating on making sure that this performance was going to be a great performance.
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I even have a Harmony Rocket and a Stratocaster with a scalloped neck back in Florida.
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I don't carry a wallet. I keep my cards in my pocket and cash in my boots.
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'Envy' was a bit of a challenge for me. It was smooth.
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I didn't have a long-term plan or goal. If there would have been a road map showing me the way to my dreams becoming reality, I might have given it a second thought.
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I certainly keep my eye on Washington all the time because often life is stranger than fiction.
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But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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And when did mere preaching do any good? Put something in the place of these things. Fill the vacuum of the mind.
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Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
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I think a smart person today realizes that you have to be part of the art films that are done just for the sake of the art.
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If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.
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I procrastinate all morning. That's when I get my office work done and answer e-mails and see what's on the Internet and do laundry.
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No one really knows who I am or where I came from in America, and there's something quite nice about that.
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We need to build systems that can automatically figure out what's high quality and what's not, and encourage users to contribute high-quality content. There's a lot of technical challenges in that.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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This Islam business kidnapped me.
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We must expect to fail... but fail in a learning posture, determined no to repeat the mistakes, and to maximize the benefits from what is learned in the process.
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Scatter soaked hardwood chunks over your coals for a quick and easy way to add a smoky nuance to your grilled foods.
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I don't think intimidated is the word. I definitely get excited by it. I don't want to let anybody down. I've always been the type of person to make everybody happy and get things done. I want everything to be 100% perfect. I do feel it when people hold me to high expectations.
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If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.
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The celebrity aspect is nothing short of ridiculous, and auditioning is brutal and dehumanizing. Every time I see a pretty young girl on the subway reading sides for an audition, my only thought is, 'Man, am I glad I'm not doing that anymore.' I never feel nostalgia, just relief.
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To me, a theater is a kind of a sacred space. It needs a kind of ceremony, like what happens when you consecrate a church.
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I used to be offended when people would compare me to Erykah Badu. Because I'm black, thick, and have large lips? There's nothing similar about us whatsoever, and I felt very disrespected by the fact that people needed to pigeonhole me. I wasn't even raised on Erykah Badu!
