“Democracy holds little appeal for people who are struggling to survive.” PeopleLittlesStruggleDemocracyAppealsStruggling To Survive Author:Paul Kagame
“I'm very blessed, mainly because even though my family is mostly in show business, it's really centered around music. My parents were very successful in many ways, but they weren't necessarily top of the charts. We were never wealthy because of music. We always had to work and we always had to struggle a little bit, and I think at the end of the day that's been very good for me, because I have a sense of it being very ephemeral.” ThinkingWayLittlesEndsShowsBitsParentStruggleSuccessfulLittle BitMy FamilyBlessedVery GoodThe End Of The DayWealthyShow BusinessEphemeral Author:Rufus Wainwright
“What I'm slowly realizing is that I believe that most of us felt that we could relax a little bit after November 2, 2008, because of the progress and the spirit that it took to get Barack Obama in The White House. And what we didn't realize, is that was really the beginning. That was really the beginning of the struggle and not the end of a struggle, to come from colonial times through slavery, through the Jim Crowe Laws, through the civil rights period to The White House as, like a point A/point B journey. Point B of course being the end.” BelieveLittlesEndsLawSpiritCoursesHouseI BelieveFeltBitsRealizingWhiteStruggleRightsProgressJourneyPeriodsLittle BitSlaveryCivil RightsBarackRelaxWhite HouseNovemberJim CrowColonial Times Author:Questlove
“I love creating. I am addicted to the drug of creation and creating things. I get a little depressed when I am struggling to find what I know is locked inside. If it's a lyric or something that is challenging me, I can be very depressed, but when it's like heaven opens up and it gives you a song, it's amazing. There's nothing else that I enjoy more probably.” IfsKnowsGivingLittlesI CanSongHeavenEnjoyChallengesStruggleCreationDrugCreatingLockedCreating ThingsVery Depressed Author:Mat Kearney
“The earliest issue I can remember going through was body image issues. I was a chubby little kid and I got made fun of for it. I dealt with horrible, horrible self esteem issues, and I still struggle with that. I think it's what taught me a lot of empathy and compassion, though, but there are those days where I look in the mirror and I still see twelve year old fat Sara.” ThinkingYearsLooksLittlesMadeStillsI CanSelfBodyKidsRememberFunCompassionStruggleIssuesSelf EsteemTaughtEmpathyMirrorsHorribleFatsEsteemTwelveLittle KidBody ImageCompassion And EmpathySelf Esteem Issues Author:Sara Bareilles
“I just find that I enjoy the music that feels like there's a journey to the top of this mountain, then you're at the top of the mountain finally with this magical feeling, and you're stoked because you made it, and you're up there, but there's a little bit of sadness to think of all that you lost along the way to get there. I guess I relate and enjoy the path and the struggle very much.” ThinkingWayFeelsLittlesMadeFeelingsLostBitsEnjoyStrugglePathJourneySadnessMountainLittle BitMade ItRelate Author:Aaron Bruno