Quotes from India Arie

I want to always be classy and honest, and I always want to have fun with music, and if I can't really express who I am through my music, then it's not really fun anymore.

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

Even when it doesn't look good, it's always good. Even the worst thing, there's always something good that comes out of it. I've learned that.

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

In my opinion, you just have to make the music. Make the music and work as hard as you can to get it out there.

I loved her music and the fact that she was a classically trained pianist and that her voice was so unique, but what made Nina Simone my hero is that I had never seen anyone in the public eye who looked anything like me at all, ever.

Just to keep myself balanced, I do things like yoga and meditation.

By all of your beauty I am so inspired. Your love has baptized me by fire.

What I love about Christmas music is it stays around every year and comes back.

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.

Could a person really make a social contribution through music consciously? I mean, beyond making a person happy to hear the song and more making a social contribution consciously through your music? For me, Stevie Wonder is the paragon of that. And I didn't want to be Stevie Wonder, but I did want to do what he does.

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?'