Ralph Lauren Quotes

Believe in the power of your voice! Be yourself. Everyone is unique.

I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.

It does not matter how badly you paint so long as you don't paint badly like other people.

I don't think you can write according to a set of rules and laws; every writer is so different.

I don't really follow trends - I don't like wearing what other people are wearing. I just like to be original!

I don't wanna be like everybody else, I don't wanna rap like everybody else.

Sheryl Crow. I loved her 'Tuesday Night Music Club.' She expressed her own point of view, and she wasn't trying to be like anyone else, and I loved that. That's been the thinking of all my favorite artists.

I never claimed to be a generic artist, period. I never wanted to be a generic artist.

I'm certainly not who people think I am. I always do whatever I want to do, and my films are personal to me.

Sometimes, there's a preconceived notion of how a scene or how a work should be delivered. And I see young performers sometimes try and deliver that, and it's not really true to their voice or who they are.

It is rare that even a jazz musician finds an individual voice.

I'm not trying to stay in the same place and I'm not trying to compete with what's currently in fashion. That would be dishonest. But, at the same time, I'm different and the music reflects that to some degree.

I have my own voice and can focus only on that. I know what I like; I find my inspirations in so many other places than just online and bring that into my work.

I don't want ever to be guilty of what my critics claim: doing formula without original elements.

I'm writing from a place of - a center of authenticity, somewhere that only I know how to write from.

Rock is all about writing your own script; it's all about pioneering.

I've been telling my students, 'Imitate, imitate.' And they say, 'Well, what if I plagiarize, or what if I'm not original? I want to be myself.' And I always tell them, 'Your self will shine through'... If you allow yourself to feel deeply and honestly, what you say won't be like anyone else.

Don't try to write what other people are writing - write what is true to you.

I always say that I don't like it when people follow trends too much, just because it is on the runway. I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.

My fashion philosophy is that if I like it, I wear it.

If you look back in history of the women who are most memorable and most stylish, they were never the followers of fashion. They were the ones who were unique in their style, breakers of the rules. They were authentic, genuine, original. They were not following the trends.

I learned early in my writing career that if I try to tailor a song for someone else, I'm usually off base. They're usually looking for something from you with your character.

All artists are now free to express their own personality.

The last thing a young artist should do in poetry or any other field is think about what's in style, what's current, what are the trends. Think instead of what you like to read, what do you admire, what you like to listen to in music. What do you like to look at in architecture? Try to make a poem that has some of those qualities.

Fashion is what people tell you to wear. Style is what comes from your own inner thing.