"I'm not going to sing something if it doesn't make sense to me, or if it makes me look like I'm begging someone or I'm weak, because that's not me."

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Source : "Sharon Jones on soul music, cancer, and Leonardo DiCaprio". Interview with Kyle Fowle, music.avclub.com. January 15, 2014.

Sharon Jones

#Looks Quotes #Weak Quotes #Begging Quotes

“Some forms of absolutism are not bad; they may even be heroic.”
“I'm kind of old-school and love nothing more than sitting, opening a book, and reading it. But I also love listening to audio books.”
“In Buddhism, there is no place for using effort. Just be ordinary and nothing special. Eat your food, move your bowels, pass water and when you're tired go and lie down. The ignorant will laugh at me, but the wise will understand.”
“I believe we can do more in making the President's vision for space exploration a reality by awarding cash prizes to encourage greater participation of the private sector in the national space program.”
“But I understand now what Tori said about her tattoo representing a fear she overcame-a reminder of where she was, as well as a reminder of who she is now. Maybe there is a way to honor my old life as I embrace my new one. "yes," I say. "Three of these flying birds." I touch my collarbone, marking the path of their flight-toward my heart. One for each member of the family I left behind.”
“I love modeling but also see it as a platform for the million other things I want to achieve and create in life.”
“When you stop being nervous is when you should retire. I'm always a little nervous for anything I do because when complacency sets in, that's when I feel it's time to move on to something else.”
“It's pathetic how we can't live with the things we can't understand. How we need everything labeled and explained and deconstructed.”

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