It’s Friday and I’m ready to swing. Pick up my girls and hit the party scene.
AALIYAHI don’t feel I made any sacrifices at all. I’m doing my best to juggle.
More Aaliyah Quotes
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Whatever will be, will be.
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I have the time needed to support the album and tour.
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I think it’s important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don’t want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin.
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In film, you are a totally different person than in the video.
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I go through the same problems all young people go through. Being in this business, I accept that there are positives and negatives but having a strong family base and a belief in God enables me to weather the storms.
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I don’t think about my previous success. I’m happy that the work I’ve done has been very successful.
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People are gonna look up to me because I’m young, black, and female.
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If you want to go to the mall, you have to take security. But it’s always cool. The kids are amazing.
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Everything is worth it. The hard work, the times when you’re tired, the times where you’re a bit sad… In the end, it’s all worth it because it really makes me happy. There’s nothing better than loving what you do.
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It’s been so long and I’m lost without you, what am I gonna do? I been needin’ you, wantin’ you, wonderin’ if you’re the same and who’s been with you. Is your heart still mine? I wanna cry sometimes … I miss you.
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It’s hard to say what I want my legacy to be when I’m long gone.
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It’s in how you carry yourself. I’ve always been a very mature person, and I’ve always known what I wanted. And I go after it no matter what.
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I see myself as sexy. If you are comfortable with it, it can be very classy and appealing.
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That’s why I work every day. Ev-er-y day. I want to knock people out.
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My parents just tell me, ‘If you know what you want, you should stay determined and go for it. You can do anything.’
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I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original.
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If at first you don’t succeed. You can dust it off and try again. Dust yourself off and try again.
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There is a bit of acting involved when you get in front of a camera for a video. Even when you perform onstage, you’re putting on a show.
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I’ve been singing all my life. I’ve always wanted this. I sang in church, in school plays, and my parents gave me vocal lessons. My parents always said this was destined for me.
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I’m a total performer.
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It was always part of the plan to move into acting.
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I’m involved in some action scenes, so they’ll train me for that. I’ll be working with my acting coach to prepare for my character.
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All I can do is leave it in God’s hands and hope that my fans feel where I’m coming from.
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There is always a bit of pressure to do a good album – to do good work, period. I really put a lot of pressure on myself, more so than other people. But I try not to let that overwhelm me to the point where I can’t even do good work. I just put it aside and do the best that I know that I can.
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I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out there. It is something I will never forget.
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I know that people think I’m sexy and I am looked at as that. It is cool with me. It’s wonderful to have sexy appeal. If you embrace it, it can be a very beautiful thing.
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