Reality is easy. It's deception that's the hard work.
Lauryn HillRead
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.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of passion as a means of attracting others and connecting emotionally.
Lauryn Hill reflects on how her passion, particularly expressed through her music and songwriting, draws people to her. It suggests that authenticity and enthusiasm can resonate with others, highlighting the value of sharing one's genuine interests and feelings.
In practice
Using this quote in a speech about the importance of following your passions to inspire students at a music school.
Reality is easy. It's deception that's the hard work.
You could get the money, you can get the power, but keep your eyes on the final hour.
The only way to know is to Live, Learn, and Grow
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
We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it.
I don't feel like my money or my success defines me. I've always been very happy just bein' me.
GRINNING, DUCKING MY HEAD FOR BALANCE, I START TO SPIN WILDLY AS I CAN. THAT IS MY FAVORITE DANCE, BECAUSE IT CONTAINS A SECRET. THE FASTER I TWIRL, THE MORE I AM STILL INSIDE. MY DANCE IS ALL MOTION WITHOUT, ALL SILENCE WITHIN. AS MUCH AS I LOVE TO MAKE MUSIC, IT'S THE UNHEARD MUSIC THAT NEVER DIES. AND SILENCE IS MY REAL DANCE, THOUGH IT NEVER MOVES. IT STANDS ASIDE, MY CHOREOGRAPHER OF GRACE, AND BLESSES EACH FINGER AND TOE.
If one hears bad music, it is one's duty to drown it by one's conversation.
Like a cartoon world, where the figures are flat and outlined in black, jerking through some kind of goofy story that might be real funny if it weren't for the cartoon figures being real guys.
Mediocre writers borrow; great writers steal.
Gay writers now have both a sense of history and the fables that allows them to dwell in the realms of the ridiculous and at the same time talk seriously about things.
I've never made any picture, good or bad, without paying for it in emotional turmoil.
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