Cheryl James quotes

Our attitude is that we want to cross over. You can't go on making records just for your own hometown. (Cheryl James)

Christians often want to hide behind the walls of the church, where we are comfortable, but sometimes we have to come out of the box.

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I'm at a point in my life where I have something solid now. I'm a peaceful person, and I want to be surrounded by peace no matter what I'm doing.

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The best form of flattery is to be admired, imitated or respected. I've always felt proud our fans look up to us or feel we are inspirational.

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I don't like the fact that there are so few women in rap.

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One of the speakers asked how many women had been harassed or abused sexually in their life? There were thousands of women in the audience, and almost every one of them raised her hand.

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Rap is hardcore street music but there are women out there who can hang with the best male rappers. What holds us back is that girls tend to rap in these high, squeaky voices. It's irritating. You've gotta rap from the diaphragm.

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There are different kinds of people in the world.

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There are a lot of good things that we can do. Maybe my example can help someone.

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I'm really open to doing music. We just have to figure out what kind of music it's going to be - something where I don't feel compromised.

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I'm not really into the fashion thing. (Cheryl James)

I got to that desperate place where nobody could help me but God.

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For me, the bulimia was about stuffing my emotions. So I stopped suppressing my feelings.

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There were times in my career I went a little further than I wanted because of expectations. Doing certain things onstage when children were in the audience, wearing certain clothes, singing certain lyrics.

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The part you don't expect when you start out is all the people who come into your life wanting a piece of you, not caring about your wellbeing. The insane schedule is very difficult. Touring looks very glamourous but it's hard and gruelling - the travelling, the meet-and-greets - it was too crazy.

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So the moral of this story is: Who are you to judge? There's only one true judge, and that's God So chill, and let my Father do His job.

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Change is not an event, it's a process.

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People have this impression that I'm this crazy Christian, but I'm really balanced.

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'None of Your Business.' It's the only Salt-N-Pepa song that I regret.

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I remember feeling all right with myself until age 13. Then, I was getting off the bus one day and this guy called me Miss Piggy. That was the first time I ever really felt like I wasn't okay.

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I don't want to give the illusion that one day God came down and I was healed. (Cheryl James)

I've changed my life in a lot of ways. I'm a mom, a wife, and a Christian. Some of the things I expressed in my early 20s aren't what I care to express right now.

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What's the matter with your life? Why you gotta mess with mine?

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No, I ain't hard like the bitches on a boulevard My face ain't scarred, and I don't dance in bars. You can call me a tramp if you want to But I remember the punk who just humped and dumped you.

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Occupation: American Musician
Born: March 28, 1966
Quotes count: 24
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