Tracy Chapman Quotes

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Tracy Chapman

Profession : Musician

Birth : March 30, 1964

I was raised in a Baptist tradition, but then I went to an Episcopalian high school, and they were very accepting of people of all faiths.

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I think religion played a huge part in Bush's re-election.

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I don't know - I'm not sure about anything as far as religion and spirituality go.

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There are good reasons for being in jail - for protesting.

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At this point in my life I'd like to live as if only love mattered.

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We all must live our lives always feeling, always thinking the moment has arrived.

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If you are living a life that feels right to you, if you're willing to take creative chances or a creative path that feels like it's mostly in keeping with your sensibilities, you know, aesthetic and artistic, then that's what matters.

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I can't think of anything worse, really, than to try to live up to someone else's expectations of what you should be. You don't make art by consensus.

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Songwriting is a very mysterious process. It feels like creating something from nothing. It's something I don't feel like I really control.

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I mentioned that I received a scholarship to Episcopalian school, and the model for the school was 'From each according to his or her ability and to each according to his or her need.' And it's something that is still really important to me in thinking about how I prioritize what I do with my life.

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After it's finished, sometimes I can trace a path that goes back to the possible source of inspiration.

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I may be revered or defamed and decried; But I tried to live my life right.

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I found myself in the middle of a race riot when I was about 14 years old, and I found someone pointing a gun at me and telling me to run or they'd shoot me.

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I don't try to project any image at all, other than the person that I am.

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I meet people in my daily life, people who seem to experience some change and some growth on a personal level, and that gives me hope.

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I think it's important, if you are an artist, to use your music to stand up for what you believe in.

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I think many people would say that writers like Stephen King have hypergraphia.

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People's real hopes and dreams can be distorted and misdirected and packaged until you're not sure what you really want or what you even really need.

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You have to pay attention to the moment and make it the best it can be for you. I've been trying to do that. It's really made a major difference for me. I'm a happier person.

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So much has happened to obscure the dialogue about race and about gender and discrimination in general, especially where those things touch on economics.

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