India.Arie Quotes - Page 3

The thing that makes me most vulnerable is romantic relationship.

Either you're a hater or a lover.

Tolerance is the seed, and the gift of pure acceptance is the tree

I will be patient, kind, faithful and true To a man who loves music a man who loves art Respect's the spirit world and thinks with his heart

You know how people are becoming sexually active way too early because they think it's going to be like it is in the movies. And people are not aware of their bodies in a certain way, because they are afraid to see themselves for who they are because they want to see themselves in someone else's shoes or whatever.

I cant control everything, and I dont need to

Beautiful jewelry, a beautiful room - that's what museums are - a beautiful painting, a beautiful face, it makes you feel good to look at, and that's a beautiful thing.

There are rules but there's really no wrong way.

Any time someone is passionate about a cause, it's because they want to heal something inside of themselves.

There's another style of meditation that I've been doing since my mid-twenties. Tapping into your higher self to get a glimpse of yourself from the outside and get insight into what's going on in your life. I learned that from my godfather in my mid-twenties.

There is no secret, you try and never stop trying. If you have to sleep all day, and get up the next day, you keep trying. If you have to take 3 years away, do it and then come back. But it's all about trying. Not everything will work, but some things will, and you have to try.

I'm still afraid of things, obviously - we're human. But I like that feeling of being afraid.

I don't see social media as lending my voice as much as I see it speaking my truth. If you look at my open letters, the one I wrote about Blue Ivy too - you see, I am always as the foundation, talking about us being a better humanity. I believe in that.

Everybody has their own path. I got mine.

If I'm not doing anything to make a change, then I'm responsible.

You hear people sing songs about when they really can't stand anyone anymore or you hear people sing songs about when they really love someone and they really love them.

I like when a teenager comes and talks to me on the street. I've been through a lot and I have a lot to share.

I'm not just making rhymes and making melodies. I'm expressing my true life force, energy.

There's a million ways to make people happy.

A person's either responsible for themselves or we're all responsible for each other.

Anyway, in my performance style, I'm a singer-songwriter. People can call it neo-soul or R&B or whatever. But at the core, when you see me live, I'm a singer-songwriter.

I was very fortunate to have learned the transforming power of music early in life. As an adult I want to share that power by inspiring people to care about their neighbors near and far. Being a UNICEF Ambassador allows me this kind of opportunity.

Over the years, I was doing what I loved to do, which is my music. But it was always a bit distorted, because I was doing the music in the way other people around me were telling me it should be done.

It's in my music, and its on my mind all the time. To spread love, healing peace and joy is my mission in life - and so I speak up.

I feel very strongly in my opinion that everyone is responsible to themselves for what they do.