Jidenna Quotes

I started singing because it was a natural evolution in hip-hop to me. Without Prince, I wouldn't have embraced that. I wouldn't have been able to embrace me.

Jidenna

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MeSingingEvolutionHip-HopEmbrace

I don't believe in stasis - either you are growing or dying.

Jim Gray

BelieveYouGrowingDyingEither

I was always rather outspoken. I worried about what people thought of me but there really wasn't room for a lot of self-doubt.

Joe Mantello

PeopleMeThoughtAlwaysRoomAbout

In a way, I'm always trying to do something I'm not qualified to do. So I feel that lack of qualification. And I'm scared. And I have a tendency to think things may not/probably won't work out. That's my basic mindset.

Jennifer Egan

WorkThinkMindsetFeelTryingWay

I never quite understood why Disney hadn't made a sincere fairy tale since 'Beauty and the Beast.'

John Lasseter

BeautyFairy TaleBeastWhyNever

I am comfortable with anything I sing: jazz, gospel, classical. It doesn't matter. I can do it all.

Ruben Studdard

I AmI CanJazzComfortableMatter

I was one of those kids who kept trying on different skins in high school. I was very afraid to be myself around all of these kids, to really reveal any part of myself that was true, so I would try on different skins, try on different masks, hoping I'd hit on one that was cool or quirky or interesting enough that suddenly I would be OK.

Jordan Gavaris

MyselfSchoolCoolHigh SchoolTrue

Yes; my brother Bobby used to distribute records at King Records. I had a job there, too, packing records up and shipping them off. But I always wanted to play sessions at Stax, so I figured out a way to do it.

Donald Dunn

JobBrotherKingPlayWayOut

Supporting black professional athletes was taken seriously in my home.

Clint Smith

HomeBlackProfessionalSeriously

I would love to play with Rufus Wainwright. He's one of my favorite songwriters.

Sydney Wayser

LovePlayFavoriteWouldHe

I think the post-Rick-Perry Texas is a Texas that is more competitive between the Democrats and Republicans. I think the Republicans still have a huge advantage, but I think if we're arguing that competition is good for the system, then I think a stronger two-party system in Texas is inevitable, and I think that it will happen.

Pete Gallego

GoodCompetitionTexasThinkWill

I'd be in the wrong job if I had to stand in front of the mirror and push myself to go to work every day.

Thomas Muller

WorkMirrorMyselfDayJobPush

Safin, in his way, is very talented. It is a joy to watch them play; it is tennis of a very high quality.

Richard Krajicek

QualityJoyPlayWayTennisHigh

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