Rhiannon Giddens Quotes

There are people who help you in life. I've been given a helping hand, and that's why I feel it's my duty to help younger artists.

If you are successful, it is because somewhere, sometime, someone gave you a life or an idea that started you in the right direction. Remember also that you are indebted to life until you help some less fortunate person, just as you were helped.

I like to put a stake in people, because I know people helped me.

It is important for me to help others because I was also helped by others before I became part of the Black Eyed Peas.

When you reach the top, you should remember to send the elevator back down for the others.

No matter how successful you get, always send the elevator back down.

When you've worked hard, and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity...you do not slam it shut behind you...you reach back, and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed.

I get excited about people doing stuff, and to whom I want to give. And I believe in giving back to people who have helped me and my family in the past. The key is getting excited.

I wouldn't have become an engineer, I wouldn't have done what I did, had a hand not been held out to me. I have to remember who helped me when I needed help. The people of Jamaica helped me. I can't forget that. I would be ungrateful if I forgot.

I feel it's a responsibility for anyone who breaks through a certain ceiling... to send the elevator back down and give others a helpful lift.

Some people are embarrassed to say they came from East St. Louis, Ill., but now more people want to claim it. I grew up in a community center and I knew what it gave me. I always knew I wanted to give back and help people because people helped me.

Part of becoming a little bit older and having the opportunities that I have, you want to start giving back to people who have been influential and helped you along the way.

I've been so lucky, with incredible mentors along the way, that now I need to be that for someone else.

I'm using the success I've had to help other people shine.

It's always a good feeling when you can help instead of just receiving help.

I remember the people who mentored me, and I just love being able to do that for other people.

Someone had to lend me a hand or two to pull me forward. I feel it's my duty to make sure I do the same.

When I was at the top, my mother was helping other girls. I thought it was a beautiful gesture and that I should continue it in her name.

I have always considered myself as a privileged person from a kind of elite among the lucky ones. So I think we should help all those who have not had the luck I have had, to use my fame to help.

Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to do volunteer work, there is nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than being of service to someone in need.

I just love kids. As a kid, I grew up in a poor country with a poor family that had nothing. I loved anyone who could come into my life, in from the outside, and give me advice that could help me succeed. I believe that there are a lot of people who came into my life that made me Dikembe Mutombo.

I live for opening doors for the young generation of creators. If we do nothing else with our success, let's open up some doors.

My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.

As a youngster in the projects, I definitely didn't have anything. So if you get something, you want to be able to give back and help others.

Having achieved my own dreams, I want to give to kids who are less fortunate, who struggle with everyday obstacles. I want to give them something positive in their lives: support.