We were poor. But my mom never accepted that. She worked hard to become a residential contractor – got her master’s with honors at the University of New Orleans. I used to go to every class with her. Her father was my paternal figure.
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More Frank Ocean Quotes
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I believe that I’m one of the best in the world at what I do, and that’s all I’ve ever wanted to be.
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I’m extremely compassionate, loving, all of those warm fuzzy things, but the outer shell doesn’t project that all the time.
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Never run back to what broke you.
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It’s cool to be recognised by your peers.
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I never think about myself as an artist working in this time. I think about it in macro.
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Some people focus more on sonics. Some people focus more on story. I focus on both sonics and story.
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Why see the world, when you got the beach?
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People are just afraid of things too much. Afraid of things that don’t necessarily merit fear.
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The idea of recognising your strengths and using them in as versatile a way as you can is cool.
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There’s just some magic in truth and honesty and openness.
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Work hard in silence, let success be your noise.
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Work hard in silence, let success be your noise.
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Here’s what I think about music and journalism: The most important thing is to just press play.
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It’s more interesting for me to figure out how to be superior in areas where I’m naive, where I’m a novice.
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I don’t know if I ever told you this before, but you’re the only one I ever waited for this long.
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You just do what you can and you have as much fun as possible.
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I’ve always wanted to make a career in the arts, and I think that my only hope at doing that is to make it more about the work.
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The Internet made fame wack and anonymity cool.
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Go for someone who is proud to have you.
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The Internet is just another experiment showing us more sides of us.
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I booked my first studio at like 12 or 13. Somewhere in that season of my life, singing along with the radio became me wanting to be on radio.
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I like the anonymity that directors can have about their films.
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I guess I’m just inspired to tell stories.
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Just remember; someone loves everything you hate about yourself.
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I hope not to define myself by suffering.
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It’s hard to articulate how I think about myself as a public figure.
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