I learned everything the hard way – like, literally, everything. I know that God does that to people that he has lessons for. I just wish that I had learned less extreme lessons.
SZAWe’re changing little girls’ lives across the world, and we didn’t even know what we were doing when we started.
More SZA Quotes
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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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I have an abundant amount of love in my life, and I’m grateful for that.
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When your parents regulate everything you hear and everything you intake, it forces you to get creative in other ways. It sparked the writing bug and the very overactive imagination. Because I’ve had a lot of time by myself and a lot of time isolated from regular culture, I created my own.
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Searchin for peace be like fishing for water.
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Every season is my season.
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I 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.
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I feel like when you say ‘activist,’ you have to have so much clarity, and I don’t always necessarily have so much clarity on how I want to help others, I just have this weird, deep urge to help other people. I’m trying to let God guide my body and use it as whatever kind of vehicle or vessel it needs to be.
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I make bad decisions frequently. They’re fun.
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Only break the rules baby or whatever Ja said.
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I hate being outside more than I can explain. I really have debilitating anxiety.
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People grapple with labeling me as hip-hop, R&B, or pop, and it’s interesting to me. I’m just making music.
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Pain plus love and time = power.
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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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I wasn’t popular in high school; I had no friends.
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I’m a visual learner, so the film is a huge inspiration to me.
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