J. Cole on music
J. Cole78 quotes“The music becomes more pure and soulful when it’s true, and it has to be true.”
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Despite the fear, we have to choose to jump or be forced to live with regret.
J. ColeJ. Cole Right or wrong I can’t say, but I can say it was honest.
J. ColeJ. Cole I don’t wanna be propped up by tearing somebody else down.
J. ColeJ. Cole Some of us got grandparents that walked miles to work instead of riding bus, just to show the bus companies that they won’t tolerate racism.
J. ColeJ. Cole We live in a strange time but this is our time.
J. ColeJ. Cole How I can’t find a physical copy to my own shit.
J. ColeJ. Cole I’m here to spread a message of hope. Follow your heart. Don’t follow what you’ve been told you’re supposed to do.
J. ColeJ. Cole People congratulate me. I just tell them God is good.
J. ColeJ. Cole I know Heaven is a mind state, I’ve been a couple times.
J. ColeJ. Cole If you truly believe it, that’s step one. Step two, is, you know, the hard work that goes along with it.
J. ColeJ. Cole As we speak I’m at peace, no longer scared to die.
J. ColeJ. Cole The thing about being an artist today is you get to develop right in front of people’s eyes before you even put out an album.
J. ColeJ. Cole If they don’t know your dreams, they can’t shoot them down.
J. ColeJ. Cole Every time you go to sleep you look like you in Heaven.
J. ColeJ. Cole Producing all my own songs and refusing to go to the hot producer. That’s the biggest risk I’ve taken so far.
J. ColeJ. Cole I try to put all those positive things into a regular human character, which is myself.
J. ColeJ. Cole
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Since you are gone, I collect the stars each night building my own night sky, so I have something to hold onto forever.
Laura ChouetteLaura Chouette Can anybody hear me? Are my words going to waste I need to believe there was a purpose to all the pain?
Allie MillerAllie Miller The universe hears what you say, but it knows what you mean.
Brianna PastorBrianna Pastor Enough of this. The next one I love will return my passion.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor It’s unconditional; their chemistry is unconditional – forever.
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett I love you so much that it hurts and that’s the problem I love you so much that it hurts.
Olivia CliffordOlivia Clifford Let’s always bloom, savor and delight others with our beauty.
Mariya FedulovaMariya Fedulova Shadows follow me the way a vulture stalks death. One small step ahead.
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