I love empowering women. I think it’s crazy: if you ever try to belittle women, you’re playing yourself – I ride with whoever rides with me.
SZAI don’t have any control over what actually happens except that I have full control over my will for myself, my intention, and why I’m there. That’s all that matters.
More SZA Quotes
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God forever working harder than satan.
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I don’t want to speak negativity into existence.
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I want to excel at something, to follow through, to not be afraid.
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Everything I love I over do.
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I love folk. I love rap.
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Pain plus love and time = power.
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I love classical jazz.
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I don’t think I’m inherently feminist. I think the universe wants me to be a feminist, and I think I resonate with that. I think it just chose me to be this female energy, thing. And I’m very drawn to female energy, but I don’t really have any prerequisites in feminism. I just roll with it.
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Sugar makes me feel crazy – like, makes my body hurt kind of a thing. I don’t really eat fruit because it has a lot of sugar. I try not to eat a lot of red meat, but every now and again, I feel like I need iron or something – something that I’m missing.
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I hate being outside more than I can explain. I really have debilitating anxiety.
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I worry so much. Like, ‘Damn, how can I be excellent?’ But it’s a journey.
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I went through this phase of Spandex, high heels, and fur coats when I was in my late teens and early twenties; before then, I lived in overalls and baggy T-shirts.
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In one way, I want to heal people.
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My mom was an executive at AT&T, a global account lady. I have no idea what she did. I just know she was never home and speaks several languages.
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In the real world, I kind of, like, thrived a little bit. The things that were awkward about me at school, like being hyper passionate, I realized, ‘Oh I’m my own person, and I have my own idiosyncrasies and nuances that I don’t mind.’
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I don’t feel ashamed to be loud, which is an argument I’ve had with lots of men, who thought I was too sassy and unladylike.
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I was raised orthodox Muslim. Very sheltered, very conservative.
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I was born in St. Louis, but I’m from Maplewood, New Jersey. Maplewood is completely different than the rest of New Jersey. It’s very small. It’s quietly affluent but more low-key. Lauryn Hill is from my town, though.
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Your energy told me what your mouth couldn’t.
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I love cuffing season. It’s a very inspiring season for those who want to be inspired.
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Rebirth. Entropy. Beauty. Chaos. Divine feminine.
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My parents are really conservative. My dad is Muslim, and my mom is the most conservative woman you’ve ever met. They’re very aristocratic in the most quaint suburban way.
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Every day I pray to see myself the way God and others see me.
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Kicked myself out the algorithm.
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Father if you don’t take me any further I honor the gifts you’ve given me thus far.
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There’s something different about growing up black and Muslim, especially in New Jersey. It’s like when I left the mosque and I left my dad, I felt unprotected, but I also felt a weird sense of pride, like I was involved in this other way of living that was cool to me.
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