Top 116 Quotes & Sayings by Raheem DeVaughn - Page 2

Once you step foot on the Supreme Court steps, you lose your first-amendment rights. I don't see how, as an American citizen, you can't go to the Supreme Court steps and speak your mind or speak your piece peacefully.

In some cases, if you are not happy with a certain scenario, you have to give it a makeover, you know?

No matter what road I take, I can never get too far away from the conscious lyric and the socially conscious content.

Being independent isn't as flashy as a lot of people may think. It's a lot of hard work; its a lot of investing your own money. And to creatively time to make your day work - it's on you to make it work, and no one else.

I was frustrated in the past, like, 'Wow, why do they have to throw me in the R&B urban adult contemporary lane?' 'Woman' was a no. 1 hit at Urban AC, so there's no disrespect to that lane. But did it get a fair shot at urban radio? No, I don't think so.

My mom and my grandmother are probably two of the strongest women that I know.

The music that I write, I have to actually own it and live by it, which is cool. It's no problem.

There's a difference between making the music for a check vs. what you think you should be doing artistically and creatively.

When things happen socially in our community, as artists, we've got the right to exercise our voices if we choose to, use our powers for good.

When you go pick out my album, the money actually comes to me and my company directly.

Music is a frequency, and my frequency, when I put it out there, is on the love vibes. It's not always sappy. Like, 'Bulletproof' is a love song. It's a black love song. I made it for my people. I made it for the world, but I made it for my people in particular.

I went to college to find myself. That's where I really realized I wanted to be a recording artist and started on the process of figuring out how to do that.

I just feel like there's a lot of great R&B songs out there with nobody to sing them.

When it comes to beauty, women are nothing short of amazing. They come in variations of shapes, colors, and sizes. Each part of their character and personality adds an element to their beauty.

If I'm not representing the people with my music for the goodwill of the Creator, it's all in vain at the end of the day.

I stay in the studio diligently. I'm always trying to create.

I think I've nurtured the following that I have to the point where I can consistently do a certain type of numbers when I put a project out.

All of my songs were about my firsthand experiences. Pretty much, I've learned how to become my own muse and take situations from my own life and wear them on my sleeve.

Being an entertainer, my path to inner peace is engulfed in the music that I create. While it is therapeutic for those who hear it, it is equally therapeutic for me to create.

I believe in highlighting the 'greatness' that I see in every single woman that I come across. There is such beauty in variety. It may not always be evident, when you look at a woman, where her greatness lies. But the truth is that the greatness of women is reflected in the very essence of who we are.

I like to think that everything I do is tastefully done and doesn't come off necessarily like ratchet or something that tears women down. I like to make tasteful, seductive music.

Like, music and songs, what we do, we can capture history as artists, so that's what I really try to do.

I'm a modern-day hippie.

I think we live in a constant state of emergency.

I always been inspired and aspire to inspire through the music. I feel like I've always made the soundtrack to a movement.

I have songs - even from my first album, I've always been on some socially conscience/love whatever music, you know?

When I make my socially conscious songs, I go hard with the lyrical content; I go hard with the imagery.

Even in a lot of hip-hop music, they tell you don't give your heart to a woman. But many of the most successful rappers are head-over-heels in love.

I was a pretty sheltered kid, a slow starter. I was pretty secretive with my passion for music and, I guess, my talent and what-not.

I never walk into a room and assume everyone knows who Raheem DeVaughn is.

At the end of the day, I just like to make the best music that I can make and put it out to the world and see how they respond to it.

I broke out of my shell once I graduated from high school and got into college in my first year.

I don't make records just for the ladies. I make it for the fellas, too.

I think I am the type of artist that, time and time again, either people love or don't know about.

We all have friends that we confide in and talk to about our relationships. At times, we do not recognize the effect that this has on our relationship. We take a lot of what other people have to say to heart, and rightly or wrongly, it makes our way into our relationships.

In every video that I have done, I have tried to have lead actresses of different variations from size and color to nationality.

You can't abandon an audience you created, because people will find someone else.

I want to be that guy who gives you an album every 12 months.

A lot of people put out an album, and you never hear from them again. They're working a day job or doing whatever to survive through life.

I love indie record stores, man. I love anything that's about independence and preserving the brand of good music.

Sometimes, it is best to listen, ask the super question, for ambition is hustle.

I call myself "The Love King" in all aspects. Poetically speaking, in the bedroom, I love, and in social conflict.

We are living and consuming more than we need, and this impacts our survival.

Whether I'm feeding the homeless, stopping by a high school to chat with teens, visiting a prison or local jail, I think that the greatest service you can give is yourself. To be able to help someone who is not in a position to help themselves or possibly ever repay you.

In schools, many kids are asked, "What is your plan?," but many aren't even thinking that far ahead.

Many Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and are only one step away from being homeless. Whether you are white, black, Latino, or Asian, we have to be there to help pick each other up.

Patience is timing, just being humble and being the most quiet person in the room.

Most important are the lessons of being humble, being a giver, and generally being a loving and caring person for people. That is something that I am trying to instill in my kids and all the kids around the world.

I am inspired by so much. I am inspired by women, of course - beautiful women. I am also inspired by not so beautiful things in the world.

I try to work out more now. I have been really thinking about getting into yoga, though. I can use that, believe it.

I give a lot of myself, so it will be good to release some heavy energy, and I know yoga deals with energy. So I definitely want to get into that.

Stay worry-free. Show love and you get love.

Of course, music is still a passion for me, and my new sort of career doing radio is also a passion, but definitely to be able to put a smile on someone's face. Or just waking up every day, trying to figure out how I can change a person's life for the better.

What makes me cry? Anything bad related to my kids. The world.

I have a huge amount of stress, but I believe stress can be a positive thing too.

Sometimes, I see and hear stories, especially those that involve children, and I wonder if this is hell and we are trying to get into heaven.