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SWARTZ I see my music as Emotional Therapeutic Pop music that bleeds into loads of different genres. JESSIE J People admire my confidence, but they never see me when I'm alone. That's when I'm the most raw beca... J. MERRIDEW There will come a time in your life when you lose something that matters to you. You'll fight for it... J. STERLING We are your friends. It is the law of friendship that you tell us things you don’t want to tell us... J. LYNN Perfection is our goal, excellence will be tolerated. J. YAHL Steadfastness is a noble quality, but unguided by knowledge or humility it becomes rashness or obsti... J. SWARTZ There is no end to relationship. There may be the end of a particular relationship, but relationship... J. KRISHNAMURTI Freedom and love go together. Love is not a reaction. If I love you because you love me, that is mer... J. KRISHNAMURTI Feelings are everywhere -- be gentle. J. MASAI A bureaucrat is a person who cuts red tape sideways. J. 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COLE I actually started off majoring in computer science, but I knew right away I wasn't going to sta... J. COLE I actually started off majoring in computer science, but I knew right away I wasn't going to sta... J. COLE Rhyme patterns are nothing without meanings to the words. A lot of rappers can do those flows, but t... J. COLE I met Will Smith twice. I didn't talk to him for too long but I was trying to let him know that ... J. COLE I want young people to know that they can belong - whatever your culture, your religion, your sexual... JESSIE J I just feel like, with rappers, there's so much complacency. It's like, 'Oh, I'm a r... J. COLE I feel like this: Whatever is in your path and in your heart, you need to do. J. COLE As much as it might look like, to someone else, that I'm successful, I never feel like I'm a... J. COLE