Quotes from Ledisi

I'm very open, I love music and I love people so you need to know what's going on.

When you don't know how beautiful you are, you will always be in search of happiness.

If love found me it can surely find you. I ain't even got one sad tear left in me.

Any success matters to me.

There ain't a wrong time or a wrong place to flaunt. If you feel good, then go on and show it off!

So in every sense, from an independent artist to a major label artist, you just have to have great product, great faith and great people, they all go together.

I'm not competing with anyone, or begging someone to love me. I feel like I'm loved and I deserve to be where I am.

I know who I am and I've always been comfortable in my own skin.

It takes a while to really love yourself...

I love energy and people; gosh I love people even when they got on my nerves.

Whether I do jazz or R&B, there are always complaints. I would just listen to the complaints about what I do instead of celebrating what I do, and that I'm different and in my own lane. It took a while for me to just ignore the doubts.

I'm not focused on radio or whether I'm going to get all the audiences... all I wanted were great songs that were universal to any listener - Black, White, Green, Yellow; any kind a age difference.

When my time ends, I want people to say, 'Man her music made me smile; it just enlightened my life; it inspired me; it made me feel good every time.'

our product will speak for itself if it's that good and your fan base will come and people will want it. Having the right people in your circle is very important to help support that.

I've had great people come in my life, meaning not just men, but women, support me and empower me. So that has lifted me to be the woman I am.

I love opera so much. I would never go back to doing it, but I love to listen - I'm grateful for it.

Know the business you're in for whatever you do, know it and understand how it works so you can be successful.