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title: "1 Great Perfectionist Quotes By Cedella Marley"
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> [Music was important in our childhood. It wasn't something that we had to do. My father's attitude was, 'If you want to do it you can do it, but if want to do it you're going to have to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cedella-marley/music-was-important-in-our-childhood-it-wasn-t-something-that-we-had/)

[Cedella Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cedella-marley/)

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## More by Cedella Marley

> [I don't really concern myself with matters that don't concern me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cedella-marley/i-don-t-really-concern-myself-with-matters-that-don-t-concern-me/)

[Cedella Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cedella-marley/)

> [I don't know what happens in other people's extended families but in ours we don't talk about half-brothers or half-sisters. We are whole. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cedella-marley/i-don-t-know-what-happens-in-other-people-s-extended-families-but-in/)

[Cedella Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cedella-marley/)

> [We continue to be inspired by my father's growing legacy and are excited to embark on new opportunities that will further his global influence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cedella-marley/we-continue-to-be-inspired-by-my-father-s-growing-legacy-and-are/)

[Cedella Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cedella-marley/)

> [My parents' approach to everything was through the lens of compassion and empathy. The only way to educate those who ridicule you or judge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cedella-marley/my-parents-approach-to-everything-was-through-the-lens-of-compassion/)

[Cedella Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cedella-marley/)

> [We weren't born with a silver spoon in our mouth. I've grown up fightin'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cedella-marley/we-weren-t-born-with-a-silver-spoon-in-our-mouth-i-ve-grown-up-fightin/)

[Cedella Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cedella-marley/)

> [Reggae music is consistently influencing the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cedella-marley/reggae-music-is-consistently-influencing-the-world/)

[Cedella Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cedella-marley/)

> [All over the world, children and families are suffering.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cedella-marley/all-over-the-world-children-and-families-are-suffering/)

[Cedella Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cedella-marley/)

> [I'm really into one-pot meals, like a salt fish with pumpkin and turmeric, and vegetarian curries with mixed vegetables and coconut milk, which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cedella-marley/i-m-really-into-one-pot-meals-like-a-salt-fish-with-pumpkin-and/)

[Cedella Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cedella-marley/)

> [Teaming up with Slowtide echoes my father's message of unity and harmony, resonating deeply with his global audience. This collaboration merges Bob Marley's uplifting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cedella-marley/teaming-up-with-slowtide-echoes-my-father-s-message-of-unity-and/)

[Cedella Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cedella-marley/)

> [When Mummy and Daddy were on the road all the time, they were workin'. I didn't see them really take a day off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cedella-marley/when-mummy-and-daddy-were-on-the-road-all-the-time-they-were-workin-i/)

[Cedella Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cedella-marley/)

> [Spices impart flavor, they evoke memories and are central to our Jamaican heritage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cedella-marley/spices-impart-flavor-they-evoke-memories-and-are-central-to-our/)

[Cedella Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cedella-marley/)

> [If Daddy wasn't a musician, he would have been a farmer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cedella-marley/if-daddy-wasn-t-a-musician-he-would-have-been-a-farmer/)

[Cedella Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cedella-marley/)

> [I like to work with people who I genuinely like - it's a small list of people. And that's really by choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cedella-marley/i-like-to-work-with-people-who-i-genuinely-like-it-s-a-small-list-of/)

[Cedella Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cedella-marley/)

> [My one thing is that I won't do the sun. I stay away. I will get a little and then come back inside. Being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cedella-marley/my-one-thing-is-that-i-won-t-do-the-sun-i-stay-away-i-will-get-a/)

[Cedella Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cedella-marley/)

> [Anything I do is for Marley. That's what I wake up for, to help build this empire that I promised my parents I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cedella-marley/anything-i-do-is-for-marley-that-s-what-i-wake-up-for-to-help-build/)

[Cedella Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cedella-marley/)

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