Fugees Quotes
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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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As musicians and artists, it's important we have an environment - and I guess when I say environment, I really mean the industry, that really nurtures these gifts. Oftentimes, the machine can overlook the need to take care of the people who produce the sounds that have a lot to do with the health and well-being of society.
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My parents were Christian.
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When I have a creative insight, there is a high. I think back in the day, I made music as much as I did because it made me feel so good. I think you could argue that there is a creative addiction - but, you know, the healthy kind.
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I think the greatest thing about America is the American Dream.
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Let optimists rule the world.
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Loving you is like a Song I replay every 3 Minutes and 30 Seconds of every Day.
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How you gon' win when you ain't right within. Uh uh come again
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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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Hip-Hop isn't just music, it is also a spiritual movement of the blacks! You can't just call Hip-Hop a trend!
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I know that the nice shines I have on is going to pass. The nice cars will pass. All that will stay is the music and the work. That's where I get the inspiration to help people out and work.
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From the first time someone says, Who do you think you are? we learn how to repress.
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From the time that you are a child, you grow up repressing yourself.
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I am no longer going to become a fictional character to please people. That's too much work.
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You improve yourself and light up the corner that you live on. You may not touch a gazillion lives, but you can light up your own space, light up your home.
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Bob Marley stood for universal peace and love. He tried to break racial barriers.
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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 lived in a hut with no roof, and I rode to school on a donkey. I used to shoot birds with a slingshot to cook for dinner. Now I prefer to get my food from KFC.
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For this album I was determined to do it my way. Take my time. I'm gonna win, lose or draw on my own.
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You might see a female, and she triggers something, or you see an old lady walking down the street, she triggers something. You go to Africa, you see the vibes, that triggers something.
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I don't want to be religious, I want to be spiritual. Anybody can be religious. Some people jog religiously. You don't want to be that, you want to be spiritual. You want to have a relationship with God as opposed to doing what everyone else does.
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It will be true work that the kids can follow, as opposed to a facade of you doin' something, and you're doin' nothing.
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How you gonna win when you ain't right within?
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I lived in the projects and the ghetto, and turned the negative into a positive.