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" In Denver, all we really had was pop radio, so I grew up on all that late '70s pop stuff - Billy Joel, James Taylor, Lionel Richie, Elton John, Steve Miller and Toto. Great love songs and really hooky and melodic music - I have all of that stuff in my heart. "

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" There's a difference in being opinionated and judgmental; I'm still trying to figure out what that fine line is - I think we are all. "

India Arie

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" I've always wanted my music to serve a certain purpose. "

" I am really excited to be partnering with Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula. Aside from being a longtime fan of their products, they're a family business with a strong ethical foundation, and that makes us a great match. "

" Denying any person their humanity is a game we should all stop playing. "

" I want my music to be a contribution, and I want the people who love me on Earth and in Heaven to be proud of who I am, and I want to be proud of myself, and I don't want to look back and say, 'Oh God, why did I say that?' "

" Neo-soul is really less about a sound than it is about a look, in my opinion. "

" I don't want the world to get any worse. I want to make it better. "

" What I love about Stevie Wonder is the way he makes people feel. He's one of the best examples of how music can heal. "

" It took me almost wanting to retire to realize that you need to ask for what you need. Everybody needs something different, but whatever it is you need, you need to ask for it and figure out how to get it. "

India Arie

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" The subconscious doesn't distinguish sarcasm and jokes. It just accepts what it hears. That's the power of words. "

" I was scared of failing, and I was scared of succeeding. I just wanted to be in a safe space and not grow too big or be too little. "

" I know the things I say go out of my own mouth and into my own ears. "

India Arie

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" Everything in my music has always been emotionally and spiritually motivated... But after I started doing yoga, the place where I came from changed drastically. "

" When I perform, I'm just very much just being myself. "

" You need to take care of you and fortify yourself and then move out to take care of others. "

" If we can just focus our attention where it matters, we can effect change. "

" You deal with what comes to you. If it's something you don't like, you deal with it the best you can. If it's something that you love, you rise to the occasion. "

India Arie

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" I always loved music, but I didn't know if I could be the kind of artist that makes a difference. "

" Songs like 'Peaceful World' and songs that are responsible with their lyrics and talk about love and harmony can take the forefront and do something for real. "

" I think anyone who is ever on TV is a role model for somebody. "

" Obviously, I've been heartbroken. We all know what that feels like. "

India Arie

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" I made a conscious decision when I was recording 'Acoustic Soul' to - and this is one of my mantras - follow the music and let the chips fall where they may. "

India Arie

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" The thought crossed my mind about not wanting to alienate my fan base, but I don't know what would alienate them or bring them in, so I decided not to think about it. "

" 'Open Door' was a world music project and bilingual. It was in Hebrew and English, and it's great. I do think it's really beautiful. But it's very emotional and very dark - in a good way. "

" Nobody looked like me when I was growing up. None of the kids were as big as me, or as serious as me, or listened to the same music. "

" The thing that makes me feel most alive is knowing that there's something that I have to do that I'm afraid of. "

" I didn't even listen to Bob Marley until I was 17. "

" I always felt like - I mean, I was told, really - I couldn't go too far with the productions because it didn't appeal to black radio. It wasn't until I decided I was going to do what I wanted to do or I was going to quit that I empowered myself. I took my power back. "

" To spread love, healing, peace, and joy is my mission in life - and so I speak up. "

" Music lives in my mother - she's played in bands in Detroit and toured and did the whole thing. So I have somebody who's done it all to just talk to. And we write songs together. "