Quotes about "Youth & Coming of Age"

I'm doing what Democrats said we needed to coming out of 2016, after that sobering defeat, which is to build a bench, to usher fresh faces and new voices and new ideas. ”

I would not invest in a Trump hate wall. We don't need to be protected from immigrants that are coming here seeking asylum and refuge. ”

When I was growing up, 'Ebony Magazine' was a must read in our household. In those pages I found our news, our stories, and my pride. ”

We should be uncomfortable with the growing gaps in our society, and we cannot allow ourselves to become desensitized to these injustices. ”

At the women's march, we held signs that said, 'Today we march, tomorrow we run.' They didn't believe us, but it's coming to pass. ”

It's so different now coming out as a new artist today than it was when I came out almost ten years ago. Now, it's all about singles, it's really quick, it's online. I came out when people sold records and they still do today but - I don't know what the key is. ”

The threats against Israel are growing. ”

I love finding out-of-the-box inspirations and blending them with what I've done in the past. And when I started to experiment with genres, it didn't sound forced. Maybe that's because it's all music that I listened to growing up, and it's all music that I love. ”

I always just sit down at the piano and make the main hook - what I want the track to be about melodically - and then I'll build everything else around that. But growing up, I did not play any instruments. ”

Growing up, my dad took me to the opera. ”