Aaliyah Quotes

#1. You have to love what you do to want to do it everyday.

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#2. There are certain things I want to keep to me. I don't discuss my private life.

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#3. You have to enjoy your job; you should wake up every day and love what you do ... I honestly do ... From the bottom of my heart to the depths of my soul. I'm truly happy.

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#4. I know that people think I'm sexy and I am looked at as that. It is cool with me. It's wonderful to have sexy appeal. If you embrace it, it can be a very beautiful thing.

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#5. I don't think about my previous success. I'm happy that the work I've done has been very successful.

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#6. I wanted to be different and original but still have it be something my fans could get into. There also are some big, beautiful ballads. I told my producers that I wanted tracks that are going to blow up in the clubs, but I also wanted songs that were very melodic and with a lot of instrumentation.

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#7. You know we're in a business where things are just unpredictable. You don't know what's going to happen ... we were lucky Blessed, I think is a better way to put it.

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#8. All I can do is leave it in God's hands and hope that my fans feel where I'm coming from.

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#9. If I don't think about it, it won't drive me crazy.

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#10. Romeo Must Die came at the right time. It was the right vehicle for me.

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#11. I've been singing all my life. I've always wanted this. I sang in church, in school plays, and my parents gave me vocal lessons. My parents always said this was destined for me.

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#12. People are gonna look up to me because I'm young, black, and female.

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#13. It's hard to say what I want my legacy to be when I'm long gone.

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#14. I have the time needed to support the album and tour.

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#15. I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out there. It is something I will never forget.

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#16. I'm involved in some action scenes, so they'll train me for that. I'll be working with my acting coach to prepare for my character.

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#17. There are times I can't even figure myself out.

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#18. It's fun to be creative and innovative and come up with something crazy. So I need people to work with who are not going to be afraid to take it to the left a bit.

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#19. I wanna be the best at what I do. I wanna sing, I wanna dance, I wanna act. That's about it.

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#20. Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want.

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#21. I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin.

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#22. I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

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#23. There is a bit of acting involved when you get in front of a camera for a video. Even when you perform onstage, you're putting on a show.

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#24. The Matrix is top secret. There isn't much that can be said right now.

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#25. I'm a total performer.

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#26. It's in how you carry yourself. I've always been a very mature person, and I've always known what I wanted. And I go after it no matter what.

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#27. If at first you don't succeed/You can dust it off and try again/Dust yourself off and try again.

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#28. Whatever will be, will be.

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#29. Sensual is being in tune with your sensual self.

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#30. There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.

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#31. It's really a sad story, and I liked that. The songs on this album talk about relationships in every aspect.

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#32. It was always part of the plan to move into acting.

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#33. I don't feel I made any sacrifices at all. I'm doing my best to juggle.

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#34. I go through the same problems all young people go through. Being in this business, I accept that there are positives and negatives but having a strong family base and a belief in God enables me to weather the storms.

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#35. I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original.

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#36. When a fan comes up to you and says I love your music, there's nothing better than that.

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#37. It's Friday and I'm ready to swing. Pick up my girls and hit the party scene.

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#38. There is always a bit of pressure to do a good album - to do good work, period. I really put a lot of pressure on myself, more so than other people. But I try not to let that overwhelm me to the point where I can't even do good work. I just put it aside and do the best that I know that I can.

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#39. I'm the interpreter. I'm the one who takes your words and brings them to life. I was trained to sing and dance and laugh, and that's what I want to do.

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#40. Everything is worth it. The hard work, the times when you're tired, the times where you're a bit sad ... In the end, it's all worth it because it really makes me happy. There's nothing better than loving what you do.

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#41. If you want to go to the mall, you have to take security. But it's always cool. The kids are amazing.

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#42. I see myself as sexy. If you are comfortable with it, it can be very classy and appealing.

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#43. I don't want to abandon one work for the other, and I don't think I need to sacrifice anything to put my all into either one of them.

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#44. Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach.

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#45. It's been so long and I'm lost without you, what am I gonna do? I been needin' you, wantin' you, wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you. Is your heart still mine? I wanna cry sometimes ... I miss you.

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#46. I'm a survivor, and I can handle anything. I'm very confident about that.

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#47. Well, I think that the image is a part of me. I wear the baggy pants, the hats, the whole nine. And you know, I may add a little for the excitement and the intrigue in the videos, but my family has told me that little air of mystery that surrounds me is for real.

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#48. In film, you are a totally different person than in the video.

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#49. That's why I work every day. Ev-er-y day. I want to knock people out.

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