Tessanne Chin Quotes

#1. I think anything I do will have an island feel, but I don't want it to be just that; I don't want to be put in a box.

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#2. Just as surely as distress must follow self-deceit, healing must follow self-honesty.

Vernon Howard

#3. Music for me is not just being on a stage and singing. It's my coping mechanism.

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#4. If we could believe that Jesus ... countenanced the follies, falsehoods and charlatanisms which his biographers father on him, ... the conclusion would be irresistible ... that he was an imposter.

Thomas Jefferson

#5. Being born in Jamaica, race was never an issue. It was always about the type of person I wanted to be, not the colour of my skin.

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#6. There is always something wonderful about a live audience.

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#7. Till this day, people stop me in the supermarket, and they're like, 'Oh, we're so proud of you!'

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#8. When you talk about me having a favorite singer, it's Celine. She is not only one of the most amazing singers, but she is just an amazing person.

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#9. When a photographer or a person sees your beauty, your inner beauty, it makes you feel special like, "Wow, someone saw that within me."

Jamel Shabazz

#10. A great song is one that is around even when I'm not.

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#11. I think when you are a cool guy but also a hot guy, that makes you even more sexy.

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#12. Men don't deceive their wives unless they love them. When they love them most, they deceive them. It's a form of fidelity, their deceit.

Jean Giraudoux

#13. I think a lot of my dreams have come true, and my next dream is to have a No. 1 selling album. A Grammy-award-winning album.

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#14. My mom always said if you have a gift, it is absolutely not about you. So I don't get twisted and think for one second it's all about me.

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#15. Own the stage, command the stage, and don't be afraid to be the best you can be.

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#16. I want to make the music that people remember, and it doesn't need a trend; it doesn't need to be constantly hyped. There's no time period for it. That's the type of music I want to make.

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#17. It's lovely to be recognized in your own country, but I feel that there's more.

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#18. No offense, but if you want to be with my niece, you should think about getting a haircut. My mother is very conservative."
"No offense taken," John said mildly.

Meg Cabot

#19. I get extremely nervous before performances. I pray and try to look at it as, 'I'll go out there and have fun,' but it's very nerve-wracking for me. I don't think that will ever change.

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#20. I think a part of being successful or trying to be successful is staying true to who you are. Be genuine.

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#21. I think on stage there's a side of me that comes out that's very fierce and confident.

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#22. I can work my butt off and create an album that's wonderful, but if it's never played and never given the outlet, it won't succeed.

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#23. What I love about Beyonce is she's not a slave to a genre of music.

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#24. It is very important to me that my songs can sound amazing with a big band or orchestra, but just as powerful and touching with just me and my guitar.

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#25. A great song is a great song.

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#26. I just want to be a wife.

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#27. I want to make an album with just great beats and big vocals and just amazing lyrics.

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#28. Off stage, I'm very quiet and very reserved and kind of shy.

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#29. I was at a family friend's house and in true Jamaican style we celebrated with food. I relived every single emotionit was a moving experience. I am super-happy with all the love and support I am getting from my Jamaicans and Caribbean people.

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#30. I do have very solid reggae roots based on the fact that I'm Jamaican, and so that is a part of myself; even if I never do all reggae, it has to come out in some way because that's who I am.

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#31. I really hold on to my culture because it is what made me.

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#32. I can put in Bob Marley's music now, and it's still relevant.

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#33. I have told people that writing this book has been like brushing away dirt from a fossil. What a load of shit. It has been like hacking away at a freezer with a screwdriver.

Amy Poehler