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If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when? ↗

— Rabbi Hillel

#i #i am #me #myself #now

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

#artistic #compromise #corruption #gifts #greed

I don't need anybody to market or promote me. If people don't want to hear this music, then it's not for them. You cannot please everybody. ↗

— Lauryn Hill

#cannot #everybody #hear #i #market

I got into direct confrontation with everybody I love. ↗

— Lauryn Hill

#direct #everybody #got #i #i love

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

#being #black #confront #culture #demonic

I never did anything I'm really ashamed of. ↗

— Lauryn Hill

#ashamed #did #i #never #really

Over-commercialization and its resulting restrictions and limitations can be very damaging and distorting to the inherent nature of the individual. I did not deliberately abandon my fans, nor did I deliberately abandon any responsibilities. ↗

— Lauryn Hill

#any #damaging #deliberately #did #distorting

When you're young and everything dramatic is exciting, you start to believe that hype that, in order to be an artist, you have to suffer. I've graduated from that school. ↗

— Lauryn Hill

#believe #dramatic #everything #exciting #graduated

Money without brains is always dangerous. ↗

— Napoleon Hill

#brains #dangerous #money #without

I do support artists standing by their beliefs and walking with integrity. We have to find a better way to commercially exploit music while giving artists their proper respect. This cannot be done while taking their contributions for granted or trying to control the scope of their growth and power through threats and fear tactics. ↗

— Lauryn Hill

#beliefs #better #better way #cannot #commercially