Marilyn Horne Quotes

Pharrell's affected everyone through music. To work with someone like that - it's a gift. You ever meet somebody you can learn so much from, and all you have to do is be quiet and watch? That's what it was like. I took in how he moves, speaks, how he creates, the whole nine.

I have always believed that I could help change the world, because I have been lucky to have adults around me who did.

I know I want to help people and inspire people. That's my purpose in life.

You realize you can't change the world but it shouldn't stop you from trying.

A lot of young people don't think they can make a difference. That's really what I am at Dartmouth to do. I'm there to tell the young people, 'Look, a few committed souls can change the world.'

It's been a joy to be a part of other people's journey, to be able to inspire and be a part of new singers coming up in this business.

Help young people. Help small guys. Because small guys will be big. Young people will have the seeds you bury in their minds, and when they grow up, they will change the world.

I kind of prefer to be sort of ahead of the pack checking things out, priming the canvas, if you will, for the younger guys that are going to come up and try to make their own statements about what they feel and what they have to contribute.

Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.

I adore this adventure, I adore working with youth. For me it's a daily challenge, working to help these youths realize their dreams.

Do excellent work for Christ. So that's my heart. It's always been. And I want to be the best I can be. I want to make a difference in my generation.

It's not just about getting a song on the radio or appearing on television. It really is about helping people change their lives one day at a time.

My grandfather raised me believing in the power of youth to change the world.

Together, we can nurture the talent of the future and bring the empowering force of music and the arts to a new generation.

I became a teacher because I wanted to make a difference in people's lives.

For the kid in me that had a rockier edge and wanted to be Stevie Nicks, it's been fulfilling that I've met Dave Navarro and Dave Grohl, these amazing artists that have given encouragement.

In the beginning of my career, I didn't have any female singer in metal to ask for advice, nor have I ever had a role model or a metal singer that could inspire me, because the way I sang was operatic.

Teaching university students affords me the opportunity to demonstrate to young adults that they don't have to be perfect to make contributions to their country.

I'm motivated to keep going to keep making a difference in people's lives.

When I started coming on the scene, just really new into NXT, and people started seeing me, I got a lot of positive feedback from my friends, my friends back home. They were like, 'Oh, you are doing such great things for young girls,' and then it clicked in my head, like, 'Wow! I didn't know that was something I could do here.'

The more I got into my artistry, I got a bigger responsibility: the kids in Chicago, they look up to the rappers. We influence them.

Kendrick was a real big inspiration for me. I seen him when I was younger... 'Rigamortis' was out... maybe I was 14... I rapped for him.

That would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.

Yeah, football can change a person's life, it changes a lot of people's lives. You can see the kids we work with. You can you make their day just by them meeting you, that's lovely, that's great.

I grew up with great mentors in my life who helped me become the singer I am today.