Lauryn Hill Quotes

Now you are meeting another Lauryn, so it's good to be reintroduced.

I know there are certain gifts that each of us have. The gifts you don't have to worry about so much, because God gave them to us. It's the living, it's the life, it's the now.

I was very confused. I didn't understand the difference between rebellion against God and rebellion against the system that's not God.

I believe God will make a way.

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.

Let optimists rule the world.

In my life the most influential people are people who are sort of brought to me, as opposed to people I seek out.

It's funny - more people talk about my 'babe-dom' now than they did before I had a child. Whatever. I guess I'm a role model in hot pants now. That's cool!

As painful as this thing has been I just can't be with no one else. See I know what we've got to do. You let go, and I'll let go too. 'Cause no one's hurt me more than you And no one ever will.

So while you're imitating Al Capone, I'll be Nina Simone And defecating on your microphone.

Real religion is no religion at all.

The only way to know is to Live, Learn, and Grow

How you gon' win when you ain't right within. Uh uh come again

My mother has all my awards, because if I walked downstairs every day and saw all my achievements it would be so easy to become complacent.

What was freely given to me, I freely give.

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.

I play my enemies like a game of chess

I hope that by people seeing the result of freedom that they'll want some, too.

I wouldn't try to put myself in a box or put God in a box.

I don't feel like my money or my success defines me. I've always been very happy just bein' me.

Now don't you understand man universal law What you throw out comes back to you, star Never underestimate those who you scar Cause karma, karma, karma comes back to you hard

And what you need ironically. Will turn out what you want to be. If you just let it.

We have these images, these icons before us that are not reality.

Every time truth comes we hate it, because it's coming against our ego. Are you going to let the ego come between you and this person you love?

The honor to me has less to do with the award. To me that translates in the relationship that I have with the audience, and if my music is helpful to them, that's the award.

We think the man with the best rap will protect and save us, but it's not usually that way. Love is something deeper and purer.

If I never won a Grammy, I would be satisfied, if in fact I could help people. I don't say that because it sounds like something cool to say.

I sit here before you trying to figure out how to pay a tax debt? If that's not like enough to slavery, I don't know.

Just because I have a guitar, it doesn't mean that changes me. I still rhyme, I still sing.

I was unhappy with my life. I had acquired everything I thought I wanted, only to find out, This is it?

I started to see that my concept of spirituality was totally wrong.

Everyone is in the same situation, at different levels and in different places.

I try not to have a day pass where I don't read something from the Bible. It's like my sustenance to me.

I'm making music for other people to listen to for pleasure. And hopefully, later on maybe they'll listen to it and go, "That bass line, boy, did you hear the way those drums interacted with that?"

If I should fall asleep and death takes me away, Don't be surprised son, I wasn't put here to stay.

I have a problem with procrastination. I have a great deal of difficulty deciding what to wear. It's a woman thing.

I like a brother that cuts to the chase.

I tried to manipulate and control people, and I harbored resentment. I wanted to be forgiven, but I wouldn't forgive others.

Whether Jew or Gentile, I rank top percentile...

I rarely listen to the music for the sheer pleasure. I'm listening for the tool, I'm listening for the instrument, I'm listening for the art.

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 we appear in public.

The work is constant. There's a time for rest, but I don't believe in getting comfortable just because everyone says you've arrived.

Heart, Desire, and Intensity and those have been the three words I kind of latched onto.

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.

My parents had a love for music. There were so many records, so much music constantly being played. My mother played piano, my father sang, and we were always surrounded in music.

I went to Jamaica for six months, and in Jamaica there was a lot of stillness.

Now don't you understand man universal lawWhat you throw out comes back to you, starNever underestimate those who you scarCause karma, karma, karma comes back to you hard

I tried to manipulate and control people and I harbored resentment. I wanted to be forgiven but I wouldn't forgive others.

A friend once said, and I found to be true, That everyday people, they lie to God too, So what makes you think, that they won't lie to you.