Best Lauryn Hill Quotations
- 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… Anybody
- I got into direct confrontation with everybody I love. Confrontation
- I wouldn't even hold my kids sometimes because I didn't want them to spit up on me when I was dressed for an awards show. Awards
- When you're young and everything dramatic is exciting, you start to believe that hype that, in order to be an artist, you have to suffer.… Artist
- I think what people are attracted to about me, if anything, is my passion. People got exposed to my passion through music and song first. Attracted
- 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… Artist
- For the past several years, I have remained what others would consider underground. I did this in order to build a community of people, like-minded… Agenda
- I had to confront my fears and master my every demonic thought about inferiority, insecurity, or the fear of being black, young, and gifted in… Black
- I do support artists standing by their beliefs and walking with integrity. We have to find a better way to commercially exploit music while giving… Artist
- Over-commercialization and its resulting restrictions and limitations can be very damaging and distorting to the inherent nature of the individual. I did not deliberately abandon… Abandon
- 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… Addiction
- 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… All
- Since those who believe they need a hero/celebrity outnumber the actual heroes/celebrities, people feel safe and comfortably justified in numbers, committing egregious crimes in the… Actual
- The danger I faced was not accepted as reasonable grounds for deferring my tax payments, as authorities, who despite being told all of this, still… Accepted
- When I was working, and when I was making substantial amounts of money, I always filed and paid my taxes. This only stopped, when it… Amount
- I have a couple of all-time favorites: Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. All
- Let optimists rule the world. Let
- We have to make sure the music and the message and the words and all the elements come through in our songs and every time… All