78+ Best Lauryn Hill Quotes: Exclusive Selection

Lauryn Noelle Hill is an American singer, songwriter and rapper, known for being a member of Fugees, and for her solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which won many awards and broke several sales records. Profoundly inspirational Lauryn Hill quotes will encourage growth in life, make you wiser and broaden your perspective.

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Famous Lauryn Hill Quotes

We can’t plan life. All we can do is be available for it. Lauryn Hill

And I made up my mind to define my own destiny. Lauryn Hill

Be honest, brutally honest. That is what’s going to maintain relationships. Lauryn Hill

And deep in my heart. The answer, it was in me. And I made up my mind. To define my own destiny. Lauryn Hill

I wrote these words for everyone who struggles in their youth, who won’t accept deception instead of what is truth. Lauryn Hill

See what you give is just what you get. Lauryn Hill

The less I have, the freer I am to do whatever I want to do. Lauryn Hill

How you gonna win when you ain’t right within? Lauryn Hill

We don’t want people to have expectations of us, but then we have expectations of everybody else. Lauryn Hill

Tomorrow, our seeds will grow All we need is dedication. Lauryn Hill

This life is a process of learning. Lauryn Hill

To survive is to stay alive in the face of opposition even when they comin, gunnin I stand position. Lauryn Hill

Everything we do should be a result of our gratitude for what God has done for us. Lauryn Hill

Wisdom is better than silver and gold. I was hopeless, now I’m on hope road. Lauryn Hill

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

He says it’s impossible, but I know it’s possible. Lauryn Hill

Let optimists rule the world. Lauryn Hill

Everything Is Everything What is meant to be, will be. Lauryn Hill

All of humanity is living in a dream world, but suffering real consequences. Lauryn Hill

Consequence is no coincidence. Lauryn Hill

I think what people are attracted to about me, if anything, is my passion. People got exposed to my passion through music and song first. Lauryn Hill

Beware the false motives of others Be careful of those who pretend to be brothers And you never suppose it’s those who are closest to you. Lauryn Hill

How you gonna win if you ain’t right within? Lauryn Hill

Miscommunication leads to complication. Lauryn Hill

That strong mother doesn’t tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, ‘Toughen up, this is reality we are living in. Lauryn Hill

The only help I need to live is unprofessional. The only wealth I have to give is not material. And if you need much more than that, I’m not available. Lauryn Hill

No matter how I think we grow, you always seem to let me know it ain’t working, and when I try to walk away you hurt yourself to make me stay, this is crazy. Lauryn Hill

My emancipation don’t fit your equation. Lauryn Hill

I believe God will make a way. Lauryn Hill

Some don’t know what they have til it’s göne. Lauryn Hill

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

I must confess, my destiny’s manifest. Lauryn Hill

Reality is easy. It’s deception that’s the hard work. Lauryn Hill

And if you ever been in love Then you’d understand That what you want might make you cry What you need might pass you by. Lauryn Hill

Hip Hop isn’t just music, it is also a spiritual movement of the blacks! You can’t just call Hip Hop a trend! Lauryn Hill

It could all be so simple, but you’d rather make it hard, loving you is like a battle, and we both end up with scars. Lauryn Hill

What was freely given to me, I freely give.Lauryn Hill

I get mad when you walk away don’t walk away from me cmon now, so I tell you leave when I mean stay. Lauryn Hill

As musicians and artists, it’s important we have an environment and I guess when I say environment, I really mean the industry, that really nurtures these gifts. Oftentimes, the machine can overlook the need to take care of the people who produce the sounds that have a lot to do with the health and well-being of society. Lauryn Hill

See no one loves you more than me and no one ever will. Lauryn Hill

I need to be surrounded by people as passionate and as dedicated as I am. Lauryn Hill

Now I may have faith to make mountains fall But if I lack love, then I am nothin at all. Lauryn Hill

We call ourselves creators and we just copy. Lauryn Hill

Wake up, you’ve been sleeping. Take up your bed and walk. Stop blaming other people. Oh, it’s nobody else’s fault. Lauryn Hill

Nobody’s going to force me to do something against my will. What do I owe anybody that I should submit my will to them? Lauryn Hill

Don’t be a hard rock when you really are a gem Baby girl, respect is just a minimum. Lauryn Hill

The only help I need to live is unprofessional. The only wealth I have to give is not material. And if you need much more than that, I’m not available. Lauryn Hill

It’s silly when girls sell their souls because it’s in. Lauryn Hill

Real religion is no religion at all. Lauryn Hill

Be honest, brutally honest. That is what’s going to maintain relationships. Lauryn Hill

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

I need to be surrounded by people as passionate and as dedicated as I am. Lauryn Hill

A friend once said, and I found to be true, that everyday people, they lie to God too, so what makes you think, that they won’t lie to you. Lauryn Hill

It’s difficult because we live in a world that doesn’t really respect the creative and intellectual contributions of women. It’s more like Oh, you’re so cute. Be quiet. Shhh, don’t talk too much. Lauryn Hill

We have to make sure the music and the message and the words and all the elements come through in our songs and every time we appear in public. Lauryn Hill

It’s more important to be righteous than to be right. Lauryn Hill

I got into direct confrontation with everybody I love. Lauryn Hill

Now, don’t you understand man universal law, What you throw out comes back to you, star. Never underestimate those who you scar. Cause karma, karma, karma comes back to you hard. Lauryn Hill

The sweetest thing I’ve ever known was like the kiss on the collarbone, the soft caress of happiness, the way you walk, your style of dress, I wish I didn’t get so weak, oh baby just to hear you speak, makes me argue just to see how much your in love with me. Lauryn Hill

A friend once said, and I found to be true, that everyday people, they lie to God too, So what makes you think, that they won’t lie to you. Lauryn Hill

See fantasy is what people want, but reality is what they need. And I just retired from the fantasy part. Lauryn Hill

Let me be patient, let me be kind, make me unselfish, without being blind, though I may suffer, I’ll envy it not And endure what comes Cause he is all that I got. Lauryn Hill

The only way to know is to live, learn, and grow. Lauryn Hill

I tried to manipulate and control people and I harbored resentment. I wanted to be forgiven but I wouldn’t forgive others. Lauryn Hill

Wake up, you’ve been sleeping. Take up your bed and walk. Stop blaming other people. Oh, it’s nobody else’s fault. Lauryn Hill

All of humanity is living in a dream world, but suffering real consequences. Lauryn Hill

Being young and female in America, you watch a lot of T.V, and you grow up on false images of what love truly is. We think the man with the best rap will protect and save us, about it’s not usually that way. Then you learn love is something deeper and purer in form. Lauryn Hill

See fantasy is what people want, but reality is what they need. And I just retired from the fantasy part. Lauryn Hill

Don’t be a hard rock when you really are a gem! Lauryn Hill

We can’t plan life. All we can do is be available for it. Lauryn Hill

It could all be so simple, but you’d rather make it hard, loving you is like a battle, and we both end up with scars. Lauryn Hill

Tomorrow is always another day to make things right. Lauryn Hill

People need to understand that the Lauryn Hill they were exposed to in the beginning was all that was allowed in that arena at the time. I had to step away for the sake of the machine. I was being way too compromised. I felt uncomfortable having to smile in someone’s face when I really didn’t like them or know them well enough to like. Lauryn Hill

We don’t want people to have expectations of us, but then we have expectations of everybody else. Lauryn Hill

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

I wrote these words for everyone who struggles in their youth, who won’t accept deception instead of what is truth. Lauryn Hill

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