Quotes by India Arie

I write about my experiences, so a lot of times, I do write about people.

When someone is themselves through their music, it's soul music. James Taylor is soul music to me 'cause it's just him talking about him. It doesn't have anything to do with black or growing up in the church; it's where it comes from. It's just soul music.

There's a difference in being opinionated and judgmental; I'm still trying to figure out what that fine line is - I think we are all.

I don't really consider myself a teacher. I think - like, I have opinions like everyone else, and I just share my opinions.

I wouldn't be back in my 20s for anything.

Neo-soul is really less about a sound than it is about a look, in my opinion.

I feel like I'm always gonna sing and write songs because it's me.

Saying things on paper that I would never, ever say, and saying things to myself, admitting things to myself, about myself and my personality, just putting it on paper, is how I deal with emotional pain.

Between '06 and '09, I dealt with pain by eating. And I was like, 'Oh, crap, eating makes you gain weight!'

The thing that makes me feel most alive is knowing that there's something that I have to do that I'm afraid of.