Reality is easy. It's deception that's the hard work.
Lauryn HillRead
I consider myself a crayon... I may not be your favorite color but one day you'll need me to complete your picture.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Each individual has their unique value, even if they are not always recognized or appreciated by others.
In this quote, Lauryn Hill uses the metaphor of a crayon to express the idea that everyone has their own distinct qualities and contributions. Just because someone may not be the most favored or appreciated by others does not diminish their importance; rather, each person's uniqueness can play a crucial role in the larger picture of life.
Themes
UniquenessValueAppreciationSelf-WorthDiversity
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about self-acceptance.
More from Lauryn Hill
All quotes βYou could get the money, you can get the power, but keep your eyes on the final hour.
Lauryn HillRead
The only way to know is to Live, Learn, and Grow
Lauryn HillRead
Now the skies could fall _x000D_ Not even if my boss should call _x000D_ The world it seems so very small _x000D_ 'Cause nothing even matters at all
Lauryn HillRead
We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it.
Lauryn HillRead
I don't feel like my money or my success defines me. I've always been very happy just bein' me.
Lauryn HillRead
Similar quotes
Often faith isn't hoping that good times are coming; it's trying to see that the good times are here.
Marianne WilliamsonRead
I've taken on impossible fights before and won and I've done it not by taking on the tactics and techniques of demagogues and bullies but by calling people to our higher angels, calling to the moral imagination of communities about what we can be and what we can achieve together.
Cory BookerRead
When it is darkest, we can see the stars.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRead
And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people will get to the promised land
Martin Luther King, Jr.Read
If you want to reach every person in the audience, it's not about being bigger, it's about going deeper.
Sanford MeisnerRead
It is important to remember that we all have magic inside us.
J. K. RowlingRead