I want to excel at something, to follow through, to not be afraid.
SZAI was raised orthodox Muslim. Very sheltered, very conservative.
More SZA Quotes
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It’s so hard for me to focus on things for a long time that I’m not incredibly passionate about.
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I don’t enjoy being interviewed. I feel like it exhausts a lot of my energy. I feel empty after.
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Especially when I’m nervous, my mind is running a mile a minute. My ADHD speaks for me before I can speak for me.
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I have an abundant amount of love in my life, and I’m grateful for that.
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I did some work on Beyonce and Nick Minaj’s ‘Feeling Myself.’
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Wearing a hijab never made me feel any more conservative – it made me feel safe. Then, after 9/11, I became the butt of a joke on the playground, so I stopped wearing it. Kids can be really cruel when you’re the only black girl in your Girl Scout troop.
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I make bad decisions frequently. They’re fun.
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Every day I pray to see myself the way God and others see me.
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Blessed beyond measure to be with people who inspire me and have a vision beyond my wildest dreams.
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Your energy told me what your mouth couldn’t.
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Music is my form of cleansing and introspection, so I have to grow in order to accomplish it. SZA
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Pain plus love and time = power.
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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 love folk. I love rap.
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I live in my imagination, so sometimes movies help me get lost. I feel like I’m in it.
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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.
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Nothing feels better than switching wigs for no reason.
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I think we all do: I think we wonder if we’re supposed to be here if we’re doing the right thing if we even want to be here. At least, I do all the time.
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I do a lot of strange things.
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Desperately yearning to accept its all as it should be.
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Mental health and family above all things. Period.
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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 don’t have a background in music, and I have a short attention span. If you put me in the studio every day, I’m gonna get lost.
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I just think I have too much anxiety to listen to music. Sometimes it feels like noise, and sometimes it’s so affecting that I can’t recover from it.
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I’ve always loved playing with hair. I used to want dreads like Lauryn Hill, but my mom wouldn’t let me.
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My anxiety stems from my lack of control no matter what.
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