It'd be negligent to say that I don't want to be at the top of the charts. Of course I do, it's proof that your song is being heard. But I think it's more about the work for me and being proud of what I'm doing in music than what people think about my music. I want to like my music before you like it. I don't want to sell anything that I don't really like. I don't want to sell myself short just to get to the top of the charts. It doesn't feel that great. Feeling proud of your work feels greater than being at the top of the charts.

Brandy Norwood

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There's a lot of people out there who go through hard times, and they feel alone. They feel like nobody is there. But I'm in the same boat.

Brandy Norwood

boat hard-times people

That's the beautiful part about acting - you get to play somebody other than yourself. So, I'm open to people who can't sing, people who can, people that sing a little bit, or people that sing a lot.

Brandy Norwood

play beautiful people

It's easy to just give everything up, but it takes a lot of strength and a lot of willpower to just make yourself stay on it and get up and do something different. And I had to do that.

Brandy Norwood

willpower different giving

Just staying true to yourself and staying true to your passion. Following your gut.

Brandy Norwood

guts stay-true-to-yourself passion

What do I think of myself? I know my worth. I know my value. I know I have to lead by example. I can't just be all over the place. I put the energy out that I want given back to me. And again, I'm true to me.

Brandy Norwood

values energy thinking

When you get a chance to step back, you notice all these great things you've done and all these great people that you've worked with.

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done steps people

When you don't know your values or who you are or you start to believe things other people are telling you, you get lost. I was just lost because I didn't know what I meant to music or what music meant to me. Now I just belong solo and I belong by myself.

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who-you-are believe people

I love music. That's my first love. I'm actually going to start working on that full-time very soon, but I love acting as well. It satisfies a different part of who I am. I love to pretend, to imagine, try new things, work with different people, and just see how far I can go.

Brandy Norwood

first-love who-i-am people

When you fall in love, you wanna share it with people but you know there are some things that you need to keep to yourself, 'cause privacy makes things last longer, I feel.

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falling-in-love love-you people

Stay true to yourself because it goes a long way. If you don't know who you are, who are you really?

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stay-true-to-yourself long way

I think creativity becomes really beautiful and magical when you allow it to do what it's needing you to do.

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creativity beautiful thinking

I needed to explore my talent and versatility and see if I had another side to me, another sound.

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talent sound sides

I'm very proud of myself because I have come so close to just giving up and I haven't done that.

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giving-up proud done

I definitely felt like I needed a break, because when you do so much, you're not able to appreciate the things that you accomplish.

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appreciate able break

Your children can be around you all day, but if you don't spend quality time with them and you don't pay attention to them and talk to them and listen to them, it doesn't matter that they're just around you.

Brandy Norwood

quality attention children

My daughter is in love with Adele. She listens to her every day. To see someone with that much passion and soul move a 9-year-old is amazing and it's magical.

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daughter mother moving

In my life right now, in my music, and just overall I feel like I'm winning. It doesn't matter what this person is saying or what the charts are saying or what award shows are saying, the public opinion doesn't matter. I feel like I'm winning in my spirit.

Brandy Norwood

public-opinion awards winning

Nothing can stop me from loving my brother.

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brother-sister nothing-can-stop-me brother

The idea of kids helping other kids is such a great way to introduce children to being involved in charitable causes and volunteer work, setting them on the path to doing good for others throughout their lives.

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helping-others kids children

I feel there's so much purpose that's left in me to share with people and I'm just ready to use my gift in the right way because I know I have a gift and it's unique and different than anybody else's. I'm supposed to do something with it and I'm happy that I know that now.

Brandy Norwood

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