I am no longer going to become a fictional character to please people. That's too much work.
Lauryn HillI get really afraid of those little comforts, those things that make us feel like we did something great, because I've done nothing. I've done nothing. I mean that sincerely.
Lauryn HillMy mother has all my awards, because if I walked downstairs every day and saw all my achievements it would be so easy to become complacent.
Lauryn HillNow I may have faith/ to make mountains fall/ But if I lack love/ then I am nothin' at all
Lauryn HillMy concept of successful living is escaping the matrix, as we've talked about. It has very little to do with what people think success is. I actually feel successful right now, even though I don't have an album out, or a video or a song on the radio, because I'm trying to be obedient to His will.
Lauryn Hill