Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it.

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

That strong mother doesn't tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Toughen up, this is reality we are living in.

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

I believe God will make a way.

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

Reality is easy. It's deception that's the hard work.

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

Hip-Hop isn't just music, it is also a spiritual movement of the blacks! You can't just call Hip-Hop a trend!

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

Everything we do should be a result of our gratitude for what God has done for us.

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

This life is a process of learning.

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

I had to confront my fears and master my every demonic thought about inferiority, insecurity, or the fear of being black, young, and gifted in this Western culture.

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

Be honest, brutally honest. That is what's going to maintain relationships.

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

I need to be surrounded by people as passionate and as dedicated as I am.

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

The less I have, the freer I am to do whatever I want to do.

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

I don't know anybody that's not emotionally unstable or schizophrenic.

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

What was freely given to me, I freely give.

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

Let optimists rule the world.

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

I think what people are attracted to about me, if anything, is my passion. People got exposed to my passion through music and song first.

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

Nobody's going to force me to do something against my will. What do I owe anybody that I should submit my will to them?

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

To those supporters who were told that I abandoned them, that is untrue. I abandoned greed, corruption, and compromise, never you, and never the artistic gifts and abilities that sustained me.

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

As musicians and artists, it's important we have an environment - and I guess when I say environment, I really mean the industry, that really nurtures these gifts. Oftentimes, the machine can overlook the need to take care of the people who produce the sounds that have a lot to do with the health and well-being of society.

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

I tried to manipulate and control people, and I harbored resentment. I wanted to be forgiven, but I wouldn't forgive others.

Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

We don't want people to have expectations of us, but then we have expectations of everybody else.