--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I don't like to box myself into anything…" description: "\"I don't like to box myself into anything, because I also sing and I love to dance; I do everything.\" — CL" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/cl-8451_dance_i-don-t-like-to-box-myself-into-anything_2584890.jpg" --- # I don't like to box myself into anything, because I also… ![“I don't like to box myself into anything, because I also sing and I love to dance; I do everything.” quote by CL](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/cl-8451_dance_i-don-t-like-to-box-myself-into-anything_2584890.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/cl-8451_dance_i-don-t-like-to-box-myself-into-anything_2584890.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/cl-8451_dance_i-don-t-like-to-box-myself-into-anything_2584890.jpg) > “I don't like to box myself into anything, because I also sing and I love to dance; I do everything.” CL ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Celebrates versatility and refusing to be confined to a single identity. **In simple terms:** Embrace many talents. Key Takeaway Pursue multiple passions. Themes creativity versatility identity Mood energetic confident Type inspirational artistic When to use this quote - entrepreneurship - performing arts Key Concepts artistic expression career diversification Questions to Reflect On - How do you balance multiple pursuits? - What defines your core identity? A Different Perspective Risk of spreading too thin. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dance/) [Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/) ## Related quotes > [“Are you still making that man sing? It must be love, dude”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/con-riley/are-you-still-making-that-man-sing-it-must-be-love-dude/) [Con Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/con-riley/) > [I don't sing about politics or anything like that. I sing about love. That's what I know about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-mcvie/i-don-t-sing-about-politics-or-anything-like-that-i-sing-about-love/) [Christine McVie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-mcvie/) > [“Do the dead sing? Do they love?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/do-the-dead-sing-do-they-love/) [Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/) > ['Botanicula' tells the story of a group of twigs, nuts, and leaves trying to escape with the life essence of a tree in tow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-manuel/botanicula-tells-the-story-of-a-group-of-twigs-nuts-and-leaves-trying/) [Rob Manuel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-manuel/) > [For me, it's more powerful to hear people sing about God than love in most circumstances because I've been hearing people sing about love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/for-me-it-s-more-powerful-to-hear-people-sing-about-god-than-love-in/) [Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/) > [He has been trying to sing Love into existence again And he has failed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/he-has-been-trying-to-sing-love-into-existence-again-and-he-has-failed/) [Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/) > [If I were a poet, I would write you a love poem a day. If I were a singer, I would sing you love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-i-were-a-poet-i-would-write-you-a-love-poem-a-day-if-i-were-a/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I would rather sing about my love affair or about a woman or to a woman than some guys any day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/i-would-rather-sing-about-my-love-affair-or-about-a-woman-or-to-a/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > [Gentle lady, do not sing Sad songs about the end of love; Lay aside sadness and sing How love that passes is enough. Sing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-joyce/gentle-lady-do-not-sing-sad-songs-about-the-end-of-love-lay-aside/) [James Joyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-joyce/) > [You can't sing about love unless you know about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eckstine/you-can-t-sing-about-love-unless-you-know-about-it/) [Billy Eckstine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eckstine/) > [A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it, A song's not a song 'til you sing it, Love in your heart wasn't put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-hammerstein-ii/a-bell-s-not-a-bell-til-you-ring-it-a-song-s-not-a-song-til-you-sing/) [Oscar Hammerstein II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-hammerstein-ii/) > [For all we know Of what the blessed do above Is, that they sing, and that they love. While I listen to thy Voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-waller/for-all-we-know-of-what-the-blessed-do-above-is-that-they-sing-and/) [Edmund Waller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-waller/) > [I love to sing, and I love to talk to people at meet-and-greets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-clarkson/i-love-to-sing-and-i-love-to-talk-to-people-at-meet-and-greets/) [Kelly Clarkson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-clarkson/) > [“Sing me a love song in a slow, southern drawl to the tune of sunny days...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kellie-elmore/sing-me-a-love-song-in-a-slow-southern-drawl-to-the-tune-of-sunny-days/) [Kellie Elmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kellie-elmore/) > [If you love women, and you want to sing about love, don't feel the need to say 'he.' Don't feel the need to adapt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-jauregui/if-you-love-women-and-you-want-to-sing-about-love-don-t-feel-the-need/) [Lauren Jauregui](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-jauregui/) ## More by CL > [I'm a tomboy, and my style is punk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/i-m-a-tomboy-and-my-style-is-punk/) CL > [I wanted to go on a project which shows the mixture of Chae rin and CL, not just CL on stage or in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/i-wanted-to-go-on-a-project-which-shows-the-mixture-of-chae-rin-and/) CL > [I have this other side of me that people didn't meet in 2NE1.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/i-have-this-other-side-of-me-that-people-didn-t-meet-in-2ne1/) CL > [I want to show who CL is on my first solo album.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/i-want-to-show-who-cl-is-on-my-first-solo-album/) CL > [Love A$AP Rocky. I love his music, and I love his style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/love-a-ap-rocky-i-love-his-music-and-i-love-his-style/) CL > [It takes so much energy and time to make one song perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/it-takes-so-much-energy-and-time-to-make-one-song-perfect/) CL > [We treat each album as our traces and our legacy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/we-treat-each-album-as-our-traces-and-our-legacy/) CL > [For 2NE1, it's always been all about music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/for-2ne1-it-s-always-been-all-about-music/) CL > [2NE1 was special because we each had different characters and styles, for individual tastes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/2ne1-was-special-because-we-each-had-different-characters-and-styles/) CL > [I know all too well that people only see what they want to see and remember only what they want to remember.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/i-know-all-too-well-that-people-only-see-what-they-want-to-see-and/) CL > [For me, the things that are luxurious are things that are rare. It's not really about how much something costs or whether it's 'limited…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/for-me-the-things-that-are-luxurious-are-things-that-are-rare-it-s/) CL > [I want to break that typical Asian female stereotype. There's this standard where they're all calm. I want to break that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/i-want-to-break-that-typical-asian-female-stereotype-there-s-this/) CL > [All our fans have great energy, and that's where we get our energy to perform. They know how to have fun with our music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/all-our-fans-have-great-energy-and-that-s-where-we-get-our-energy-to/) CL > [I think you have to be who you truly are and love who you are (to be beautiful). It's also important to be free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/i-think-you-have-to-be-who-you-truly-are-and-love-who-you-are-to-be/) CL > [When I perform or have work, I get my makeup done by an artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/when-i-perform-or-have-work-i-get-my-makeup-done-by-an-artist/) CL Explore all 80 CL quotes ## More Dance quotes > [When you go to a club it's not about being black or white or heavy or thick. I'm shaking my ass because I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miley-cyrus/when-you-go-to-a-club-it-s-not-about-being-black-or-white-or-heavy-or/) [Miley Cyrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miley-cyrus/) > [Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/sing-like-no-one-s-listening-love-like-you-ve-never-been-hurt-dance/) [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) > [I make dance music because I love to dance. But I want to think at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stromae/i-make-dance-music-because-i-love-to-dance-but-i-want-to-think-at-the/) [Stromae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stromae/) > [I studied all kinds of dance, all types of music. I got good grades. I started hitting the recording studio around 13.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-derulo/i-studied-all-kinds-of-dance-all-types-of-music-i-got-good-grades-i/) [Jason Derulo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-derulo/) > [I like Sam Smith and Taylor Swift. I love pop music, but I also like Sam Smith's slow songs. That would be more to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maddie-ziegler/i-like-sam-smith-and-taylor-swift-i-love-pop-music-but-i-also-like/) [Maddie Ziegler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maddie-ziegler/) > [I think it's useful to experience other types of dance and other cultures, and the life of a classical dancer these days is certainly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-bull/i-think-it-s-useful-to-experience-other-types-of-dance-and-other/) [Deborah Bull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-bull/) > [Everything in dancing is style, allusion, the essence of many thoughts and feelings. The abstraction of many moments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-ailey/everything-in-dancing-is-style-allusion-the-essence-of-many-thoughts/) [Alvin Ailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alvin-ailey/) > [I worked a lot in Chicago's theater scene as a fight choreographer. And so I do have a lot of experience in stage combat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-offerman/i-worked-a-lot-in-chicago-s-theater-scene-as-a-fight-choreographer/) [Nick Offerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-offerman/) > [“dances with mine as if we’ve been doing this our whole”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corinne-michaels/dances-with-mine-as-if-we-ve-been-doing-this-our-whole/) [Corinne Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corinne-michaels/) > [My body was so instrumental to how I took pictures: it was practically a dance. I used to use my legs a lot; now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-leibovitz/my-body-was-so-instrumental-to-how-i-took-pictures-it-was-practically/) [Annie Leibovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-leibovitz/) > [I would rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach 10,000 stars how not to dance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-e-cummings/i-would-rather-learn-from-one-bird-how-to-sing-than-to-teach-10-000/) [e. e. cummings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-e-cummings/) > [If you dance, you dance because you have to. Every dancer hurts, you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-dunham/if-you-dance-you-dance-because-you-have-to-every-dancer-hurts-you-know/) [Katherine Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-dunham/) > [I'm not a dancer. Never took a dance class.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrishell-stause/i-m-not-a-dancer-never-took-a-dance-class/) [Chrishell Stause](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrishell-stause/) > [Being fit is the easiest part of being a dance professional. I used to just throw on a backpack full of rocks and run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-du-beke/being-fit-is-the-easiest-part-of-being-a-dance-professional-i-used-to/) [Anton du Beke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-du-beke/) > [I'm a horrible dancer, but I wanted to record songs that made me want to dance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-lane/i-m-a-horrible-dancer-but-i-wanted-to-record-songs-that-made-me-want/) [Chris Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-lane/) [Browse all 9,682 Dance quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dance/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't like to box myself into anything, because I also sing and I love to dance; I do everything.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "CL" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/i-don-t-like-to-box-myself-into-anything-because-i-also-sing-and-i/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Dance" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/i-don-t-like-to-box-myself-into-anything-because-i-also-sing-and-i/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/cl-8451_dance_i-don-t-like-to-box-myself-into-anything_2584890.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/cl-8451_dance_i-don-t-like-to-box-myself-into-anything_2584890.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/cl-8451_dance_i-don-t-like-to-box-myself-into-anything_2584890.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't like to box myself into anything, because I also sing and I love to dance; I do everything.” — CL", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "CL", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cl/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "I don't like to box myself...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/i-don-t-like-to-box-myself-into-anything-because-i-also-sing-and-i/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cl/i-don-t-like-to-box-myself-into-anything-because-i-also-sing-and-i/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```