Fugees Quotes
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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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I tried to manipulate and control people, and I harbored resentment. I wanted to be forgiven, but I wouldn't forgive others.
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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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I don't need anybody to market or promote me. If people don't want to hear this music, then it's not for them. You cannot please everybody.
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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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It's more important to be righteous than to be right.
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My dad was in the hood, he was a minister, and he would always put churches in the ghetto.
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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 had an economic system imposed on me.
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I was a jazz major in high school, in an all-jazz band. No matter what I do, it features my musical influences.
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I come from a hut, from a hut I went to the projects, from the projects I went to a mansion so you out there you have ABSOLUTLY NO EXCUSE!
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From the time that you are a child, you grow up repressing yourself.
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The voice of an Angel, the Heart of a Lamb, the spirit of a Lioness, the presence of a Goddess, love you R.I.P Whitney Houston.
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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 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 love being able to reach people directly, but in an ideal scenario, I would not have to rush the release of new music… but the message is still there.
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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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For a while, the genre seemed to be just about sex and crime. Rappers are storytellers; the stories don't need to be true!
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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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Everyone is in the same situation, at different levels and in different places.
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How you gonna win when you ain't right within?
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I started to see that my concept of spirituality was totally wrong.
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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 think the greatest thing about America is the American Dream.